Isolation, gene expression, and chemotherapeutic resistance of motile cancer cells

ABSTRACT

Methods of isolating motile cells of interest from an animal tissue is provided. Also provided are methods of determining mRNA or protein expression of a gene in motile cells of interest from an animal tissue. Additionally, methods of determining whether a cancer in a tissue of a mammal is likely to metastasize are provided. Methods are also provided for inhibiting metastasis of a cancer in a tissue of a mammal. Further provided are methods of determining resistance of a motile cancer cell population in an animal tissue to a chemotherapeutic agent.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This is a U.S. national phase of PCT Application No. PCT/US2005/027680 filed Aug. 4, 2005, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/600,697, filed Aug. 11, 2004.

STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

This invention was made with government support under grant numbers CA089829 and CA 100324 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention.

BACKGROUND

(1) Field of the Invention

The present invention generally relates to the characterization of motile cells and invasive cells of tumors. More specifically, the invention is directed to methods of isolating motile cells, in particular invasive cells, and the characterization of gene expression in those cells.

(2) Description of the Related Art

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Understanding how cancer cells spread from the primary tumor is important for improving diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic approaches that allow control of cancer metastasis. Alterations in gene expression along with protein activation by cancer cells leads to transformation, proliferation, invasion, intravasation, dissemination in blood or lymphatic vessels and eventually growth of distant metastases. In order for a tumor cell to become metastatic, it must be able to survive in the circulation and respond appropriately to new environments. This includes being able to migrate both within and beyond the primary tumor, in and out of blood and lymph vessels, and to utilize growth factors available at the site of metastasis for attachment and growth (Lin and Van Golen, 2004).

We have studied the motility-associated behavior of metastatic and non-metastatic mammary tumor cell lines by intravital imaging within primary tumors (Farina et al., 1998a; Wang et al., 2002; Wyckoff et al., 2000a). These studies have shown that the metastatic cells migrate to blood vessels and intravasate in a series of steps that involve active cell motility and may involve chemotaxis (Wang et al., 2002; Wyckoff et al., 2000a; Condeelis and Segall, 2003).

Many of the formative steps that determine the invasive and metastatic potential of carcinoma cells occur within the primary tumor. Much evidence suggests that the progress of cells from normal to invasive and then to metastatic involves progressive transformation through multiple genetic alterations selected by the tumor microenvironment (Hanahan and Weinberg, 2000). To identify the steps in progression and the genes involved in metastasis, recent emphasis has been on the use of molecular arrays to identify expression signatures in whole tumors with differing metastatic potential (Liotta and Kohn, 2001). A well recognized problem here is that primary tumors show extensive variation in properties with different regions of the tumor having different growth, histology, and metastatic potential and where only a small subset of cells within the parental tumor population may be capable of metastasizing (Fidler and Kripke, 1977). The array data derived from whole tumors results inevitably in averaging of the expression of different cell types from all of these diverse regions. The expression signature of invasive tumor cells, arguably the population essential for metastasis, may be masked or even lost because of the contribution of surrounding cells which represent the bulk of the tumor mass. Even so, recent studies of expression profiling of primary tumors suggest that the metastatic potential of tumors is encoded in the bulk of a primary tumor, thus challenging the notion that metastases arise from rare cells within a primary tumor acquired late during tumor progression (Ramaswamy et al., 2003).

This leaves us with a conundrum concerning the contribution of rare cells to the metastatic phenotype. The relative contribution of subpopulations of cells to the invasive and metastatic phenotype of primary tumors has not been assessed due to the difficulty in isolating phenotypically distinct cell populations from whole tumors. In addition, the metastatic cascade has been studied most heavily at the level of extravasation and beyond using experimental metastasis models removing the primary tumor from scrutiny. Thus, the microenvironment of the primary tumor that contributes to invasion and intravasation, and the process of selection of metastatic cells, has not been studied directly (Chambers et al., 2002).

In this context it has become important to develop technologies to separate pure populations of invasive cancer cells for gene expression studies. To this end, the development of Laser Capture Microdissection (LCM) has been an important advance (Bonner et al., 1997). However, the identification of cells within the tumor relies on morphology within fixed tissue making uncertain the identity of the collected cells and their behavior within the tumor before fixation. Alternative approaches involve the collection of cells from metastatic tumors and their expansion in culture (Clark et al., 2000; Kang et al., 2003; Ree et al., 2002). The pitfall of these approaches is that during culturing, the gene expression patterns may change to represent the in vitro culture conditions which are likely to be irrelevant to invasion in vivo.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, the inventor has developed methods of isolating motile cells from animal tissues, and the use of those methods to isolate metastatic cells from cancerous tissue and quantify expression of various genes in those cells.

Thus, in some embodiments, the invention is directed to methods of isolating motile cells of interest from an animal tissue, where the animal tissue comprises the motile cells of interest and other motile cells. The methods comprise obtaining a microneedle or capillary filled with a porous matrix comprising a chemotactic factor; inserting the microneedle or capillary into the tissue for a time sufficient for the motile cells of interest to migrate into the porous matrix; expelling the porous matrix with motile cells from the microneedle or capillary; combining the porous matrix with microbeads, where the microbeads comprise a binding partner to a surface marker present on the other motile cells but not the motile cells of interest; and removing the microbeads.

In other embodiments, the invention is directed to methods of determining mRNA or protein expression of a gene in motile cells of interest from an animal tissue. The methods comprise isolating the motile cells of interest by the method described above, then extracting the mRNA or protein from the cells of interest, then determining mRNA or protein expression in the extraction of the cells of interest.

The invention is also directed to methods of determining whether a cancer in a tissue of a mammal is likely to metastasize. The methods comprise obtaining a microneedle or capillary filled with a porous matrix comprising a chemotactic factor; inserting the microneedle into the cancer for a time sufficient for motile cells to migrate into the porous matrix; expelling the porous matrix with motile cells from the microneedle; combining the porous matrix with microbeads, where the microbeads comprise a binding partner to a surface marker present on macrophages from the tissue; removing the microbeads; and quantifying the motile cells, where the presence of more motile cells than from the tissue when noncancerous or when comprising a non-metastatic cancer indicates that the cancer in the tissue of the mammal is likely to metastasize.

In further embodiments, the invention is directed to methods of inhibiting metastasis of a cancer in a tissue of a mammal. The methods comprise enhancing ZBP-1 activity in the tissue.

The invention is additionally directed to methods of inhibiting metastasis of a cancer in a tissue of a mammal. The methods comprise reducing the presence or activity of a protein in the tissue, where the protein is selected from the group consisting of Arp2/3 p16 subunit, Arp2/3 p21 subunit, alpha subunit of capping protein, beta subunit of capping protein, cofilin, WAVE3, ROCK1, ROCK2, LIMK 1, PKCζ, LIM-kinase, PAK, type II alpha isoform of PI4, 5 kinase, mena, tropomyosin, calpain, gelsolin-like protein (CAPG), zyxin, vinculin, and integrin 1.

The invention is further directed to methods of determining resistance of a motile cancer cell population in an animal tissue to a chemotherapeutic agent. The methods comprise obtaining the motile cancer cell population by the method described above; contacting the motile cancer cell population with the chemotherapeutic agent at a concentration and for a time sufficient to cause apoptosis in cancer cells susceptible to the chemotherapeutic agent; and determining apoptosis in the motile cancer cell population. In these embodiments, less apoptosis in the motile cancer cell population indicates that the motile cancer cell population is resistant to the chemotherapeutic agent.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1, top, is an illustration of a strategy for identification of gene expression patterns in invasive cells and their functional categories. MTLn3-derived mammary tumors in rats and the microneedle collection method were used to study the gene expression pattern of invasive subpopulation of carcinoma cells within live primary tumors. FACS sorting based on GFP expression in tumor cells was performed to isolate the general population of carcinoma cells from primary tumor, RNA extraction, probe labeling and microarray analysis were carried out as described in the Example 1 Materials and Methods. The resulting genelist from the SAM analysis is presented in Supplementary Table 1. The diagram at the bottom is a summary showing functional categories of the genes regulated in the invasive cells. The pie charts represent the relative proportion of genes (selected by SAM) in 6 categories based on their function using Gene-ontology Consortium classification.

FIG. 2, Panel A is a chart indicating the relative overexpression and underexpression of pro-apoptotic and anti-apoptotic genes respectively. N/F shows the relative ratios of the gene expression of invasive cells over the general population. Panel B is a graph showing validation of microarray results for selected genes by quantitative real time PCR (QRT-PCR). Real time PCR was performed by using the ABI 7700 and SYBR Green PCR Core Reagents system (Applied Biosystems Foster City, Calif.) along with sequence-specific primer pairs for all genes tested. Results were evaluated with the ABI Prism SDS 2.0 software. Comparison of expression analyses in needle collected invasive tumor cells gives similar results for cDNA microarrays and QRT-PCR.

FIG. 3 is micrographs and a graph showing drug resistance in invasive cells compared to the general population of the primary tumor measured by an apoptosis assay. The cells collected by the needle collection procedure were subjected to drug challenge using doxorobucin (17 μM), cisplatin (50 μM) or etoposide (50 μM). The apoptotic status and viability of these cells was assessed by staining with propedium iodide (PI) and Annexin V-Cy5. Micrograph A shows the GFP channel with all the carcinoma cells. Micrograph B shows the dead cells with PI staining, and micrograph C is the Cy5 channel showing the apoptotic cells. The graph represents viability status and apoptotic index of the cells after being challenged by the anticancer drugs.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an apoptotic pathway indicating the pathways in which the anti- and pro-apoptotic genes are co-coordinately up- or downregulated respectively. The numbers in parenthesis indicate fold change in gene expression in the invasive cells compared to the general population.

FIG. 5 is micrographs and a diagram showing in vivo selection and gene expression analysis of the highly invasive subpopulation of breast cancer cells collected by chemotaxis. Panel A shows multi-photon images of a live cell collection from an MTLn3 derived tumor. GFP-expressing carcinoma cells are seen moving toward the bevel (dashed line delineates edge) of a microneedle filled with matrigel and 25 nM EGF. Arrows indicate the final location of invading cells in both frames over the time lapse interval. Scale bar=25 μm. Panel B shows a schematic representation of the chemotaxis based selection process. MTLn3-derived mammary tumors in rats and the microneedle collection method were used to study the gene expression pattern of invasive subpopulation of carcinoma cells within live primary tumors. FACS sorting based on GFP expression in tumor cells was performed to isolate the general population of carcinoma cells from primary tumor, RNA extraction, probe labeling and microarray analysis were carried out. Carcinoma cells from primary tumor were FACS sorted as described above. The resulting cells were split and plated on Mettek dish covered with matrigel (1:5) in the presence (iv) or absence of 1 nM EGF (iii) for 4 hr at 37° C. The cells were then lysed directly on the dish for total RNA extraction, probe labeling and microarray analysis. Genes that were up- or downregulated on control experiments (comparison: iii vs. ii and iv vs. ii) were removed from the list of differentially expressed genes obtained when comparing i and ii. The resulting final list of 1366 genes is shown in Supplementary Table 4.

FIG. 6 is summary diagrams showing functional categories of the genes regulated in the invasive cells. The pie charts represent the relative proportion of genes in 11 categories based on their function using Gene-ontology Consortium classification. Chart A represents the relative proportion of annotated spots compared to ESTs on the array. Chart B shows the proportional representation of the functional groups into which the genes annotated in A fall. Panel C shows the proportional representation of the functional groups into which the genes regulated in the invasive cells fall.

FIG. 7, Panel A is a graph showing validation of microarray results for selected genes by quantitative real time PCR (QRT-PCR). Comparison of expression analyses in needle collected tumor cells gives similar results for cDNA microarrays and QRT-PCR. Panel B is a diagram summarizing results showing that the minimum motility machine pathways in the invasive cells are upregulated. Genes involved in these pathways are upregulated in the invasive cells as shown by microarray and QRT-PCR. The extent of upregulated expression is indicated next to each component of the pathway as Nx.

FIG. 8 is a diagram and photographs of ZBP-1 construct and overexpression in MTLn3. Panel A is a diagram of the full length ZBP-1 gene was subcloned in a pMCSVneo vector and transfected into parental MTLn3 cells. The control plasmid used in the experiments was the pGreenLantern-1. Panel B is western blots showing stable MTLn3-ZBP-1 clones 1 and 11B selected in the presence of neomycin. The western blots on the left show the increased ZBP-1 protein expression in these 2 separate clones. The western blot on the right shows a longer exposure time so that the endogenous ZBP-1 expression in wild type MTLn3 cells can be seen relative to the overexpression.

FIG. 9 is graphs showing the effect of ZBP-1 overexpression. Panel A shows that ZBP-1 over expression inhibits cell motility. Chemotaxis was measured in a Boyden chamber. ZBP-1 over expressing cells migrated through the filter in response to EGF poorly compared to the parental MTLn3 cells. Panel B shows that ZBP-1 over expression inhibits invasion as confirmed by the needle collection assay. The ability of carcinoma cells to invade microneedles placed into primary tumors derived from MTLn3 cells over expressing ZBP-1 was greatly reduced in ZBP-1 over expressing cells.

FIG. 10 is graphs showing ZBP-1 over expression inhibits tumor invasion and metastasis. ZBP-1 over expressing cells show lower metastatic potential. The number of tumor cells present in circulating blood (Panel A), and the number of lung metastatic tumors (Panel B) were greatly reduced in animals with tumors prepared with cells over expressing ZBP-1 (p<0.05, by Mann-Whitney Test). However, as shown in Panel C, tumor growth was not affected by increasing the expression of ZBP-1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is based on the development of methods of isolating motile cells, especially motile (metastatic) cancer cells from animal tissues, and the use of those methods to quantify expression of various genes in those motile cells.

Thus, in some embodiments, the invention is directed to methods of isolating motile cells of interest from an animal tissue, where the animal tissue comprises the motile cells of interest and other motile cells. The methods comprise obtaining a microneedle or capillary filled with a porous matrix comprising a chemotactic factor; inserting the microneedle or capillary into the tissue for a time sufficient for the motile cells of interest to migrate into the porous matrix; expelling the porous matrix with motile cells from the microneedle or capillary; combining the porous matrix with microbeads, where the microbeads comprise a binding partner to a surface marker present on the other motile cells but not the motile cells of interest; and removing the microbeads. Some preferred embodiments of these methods are described in Wang et al., 2003.

These methods can be used with tissue from any animal. Preferably, the animal is a vertebrate, more preferably a mammal, for example a rodent or a human.

Any tissue in the animal can be utilized in these methods, where the tissue has motile cells that are directed toward a chemotactic factor. Preferably, the issue is cancerous, since the isolation of motile cells from cancerous tissue is particularly useful, e.g., for determining the metastatic potential of the cancer. A non-limiting example of a tissue useful for these methods is mammary tissue. See examples.

The methods can be used with tissue in culture, tissue taken from a biopsy, or directly on tissue in a living mammal.

These methods are not narrowly limited to the use of any particular porous matrix. The matrix must only allow motile cells in the tissue to move through the matrix in response to the chemotactic factor. In preferred embodiments, the matrix is matrigel, since that matrix is similar chemically to vertebrate extracellular matrix.

The methods are also not limited to any particular microneedle or capillary; the microneedle or capillary must only be of sufficient bore to be capable of being filled with the porous matrix and to allow the motile cells to move into the matrix in response to the chemotactic factor. In some preferred embodiments, a microneedle is used; a preferred bore is 33-gauge.

Any binding partner capable of binding to the other motile cells but not the motile cells of interest, and capable of being bound (either covalently or noncovalently) to a microbead can be used. Nonlimiting examples include aptamers or, preferably, antibodies or antibody fragments, where the binding site is preferably specific for a cell surface marker present on the surface of the other motile cells but not the motile cells of interest. For example, where the motile cells of interest are carcinoma cells and the other motile cells are macrophages, a preferred microbead has antibodies specific for CD11b, which is present on the surface of macrophages but not carcinoma cells. See Wang et al., 2003. The skilled artisan could formulate a binding partner for any particular motile cell of interest/other motile cell combination without undue experimentation.

As used herein, “antibody” includes the well-known naturally occurring immunoglobulin molecules as well as fragments thereof that comprise a typical immunoglobulin antigen binding site (e.g., Fab or Fab2). The antibodies can be from a polyclonal, monoclonal, or recombinant source, and can be of any vertebrate (e.g., mouse, chicken, rabbit, goat or human), or of a mixture of vertebrates (e.g., humanized mouse).

These methods are also not narrowly limited to any particular microbeads for binding the other motile cells. For example, the microbeads can be heavy particles that are pelleted under centrifugal conditions that do not pellet the motile cells of interest. Alternatively, the microbeads can be buoyant particles that are not pelleted under centrifugal conditions that pellet the motile cells of interest. In preferred embodiments, the microbeads are colloidal super-paramagnetic beads as described in Wang et al., 2003.

The chemotactic factor can be any factor capable of attracting the motile cells of interest. Where the motile cells of interest are cancer cells, a preferred chemotactic factor is an epidermal growth factor.

Although the other motile cells in the examples herein and in Wang et al., 2003 are substantially macrophages, it is anticipated that other normal stromal cells such as fibroblasts or eosinophils may be predominant in other applications, e.g., where the cancer is in tissues other than mammary tissue. It is believed that the skilled artisan could easily identify binding partners that are effective for removal of any other motile cells without undue experimentation.

The motile cells of interest for these methods are not limited to cancer cells, and can be normal stromal cells such as macrophages. Additionally, the other motile cells (such as macrophages where the motile cells of interest are cancer cells) can be retained and further analyzed, since they are generally isolated in essentially pure form on the microbeads. The further analysis can include, e.g., quantitation of the cells, or analysis of mRNA or protein expression.

These methods are generally useful for isolating live motile cells of interest in highly enriched form, such that culture of the cells, and/or further analysis, can be performed. For example, the cells can be quantified, in order to approximate the number of motile cells of interest present in a given amount of tissue, or to compare the amount of motile cells of interest to the amount of the other motile cells.

In some preferred embodiments, mRNA or protein expression of at least one gene is determined in the motile cells of interest. See Example 2, where mRNA expression of various genes is quantified in the motile cells of interest (carcinoma cells) and compared with expression of the same genes in other carcinoma cells in the same tissue.

As shown in Example 2, motile breast carcinoma cells have significantly higher mRNA expression of Arp2/3 p16 subunit, Arp2/3 p21 subunit, alpha subunit of capping protein, beta subunit of capping protein, cofilin, WAVE3, ROCK1, ROCK2, LIMK 1, PKCζ, LIM-kinase, PAK, type II alpha isoform of PI4, 5 kinase, mena, tropomyosin, calpain, gelsolin-like protein (CAPG), zyxin, vinculin, integrin β1, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family, and epidermal growth factor receptor than nonmotile carcinoma cells from the same tissue, indicating involvement of these genes in the metastatic phenotype. Additionally, mRNA expression of ZBP-1, collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 is significantly reduced in motile breast carcinoma cells when compared to the nonmotile carcinoma cells, indicating a role of these proteins in regulation of metastasis. Additionally, when ZBP-1 is overexpressed in a carcinoma cell line, motility of the cells is greatly reduced (Example 2), further establishing the role of ZBP-1 in metastasis regulation. Thus, determination of protein, or, preferably, mRNA expression of any of those genes, especially ZBP-1 is particularly desirable.

As shown in Table 2 and the accompanying discussion in Example 2, motile cancer cells have a characteristic pattern of downregulation of collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, and upregulation of Arp2/3 p16 subunit, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family, and epidermal growth factor receptor. Thus, it is also preferred that protein or, especially, mRNA expression is determined in at least two, and preferably all, of those genes.

When analysis of mRNA or protein expression of more than one gene is desired, microarray technology can be employed. This well-established technology can analyze mRNA or protein expression of many thousands of genes at once, allowing comparison of expression of, e.g., an entire genome between motile and non-motile cells.

These methods are capable of isolating a few hundred motile cells from a tissue. This typically provides 20-50 ng of total RNA, which is insufficient for array analysis. Therefore, the mRNA from these cells is preferably amplified prior to the determination of expression of the genes. Preferably, the amplification is by reverse transcription and cDNA amplification. A preferred method is the SMART PCR cDNA amplification method (ClonTech Laboratories). See Wang et al., 2003.

The motile cells of interest can also be tested for resistance to chemotherapeutic agents. See Example 1.

In other embodiments, the invention is directed to methods of determining mRNA or protein expression of a gene in motile cells of interest from an animal tissue. The methods comprise isolating the motile cells of interest by the method described above, then extracting the mRNA or protein from the cells of interest, then determining mRNA or protein expression in the extraction of the cells of interest. Preferably, mRNA or protein expression of more than one gene is determined, for example using a microarray by known methods.

When mRNA expression is determined using these methods, the mRNA is preferably extracted and amplified in the motile cells of interest, then mRNA expression of the gene(s) are determined from the amplified mRNA. As described above, the mRNA in these methods is preferably amplified by reverse transcription and cDNA amplification.

In these methods, the animal is preferably a vertebrate; more preferably the animal is a mammal, such as a rodent or a human.

These methods are particularly useful for analysis of motile cells of interest in cancerous tissue, for example carcinoma tissue, such as breast cancer in mammary tissue. See Example 2. As with the methods described above, these methods can be used with tissue in culture, tissue taken from a biopsy, or directly on tissue in a living mammal.

As discussed above, preferred genes for determination of protein or mRNA expression are Arp2/3 p16 subunit, Arp2/3 p21 subunit, alpha subunit of capping protein, beta subunit of capping protein, cofilin, WAVE3, ROCK1, ROCK2, LIMK 1, PKCζ, LIM-kinase PAK, type II alpha isoform of PI4, 5 kinase, mena, tropomyosin, calpain, gelsolin-like protein (CAPG), zyxin, vinculin, integrin β1, collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family, and epidermal growth factor receptor. In particular, mRNA expression of the group collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, Arp2/3 p16 subunit, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family, and epidermal growth factor receptor is desirable to identify a characteristic signature of metastasis.

The present invention is also directed to methods of determining whether a cancer in a tissue of a mammal is likely to metastasize. The method comprises obtaining a microneedle or capillary filled with a porous matrix comprising a chemotactic factor; inserting the microneedle into the cancer for a time sufficient for motile cells to migrate into the porous matrix; expelling the porous matrix with motile cells from the microneedle or capillary; combining the porous matrix with microbeads, where the microbeads comprise a binding partner to a surface marker present on macrophages from the tissue; removing the microbeads; and quantifying the motile cells, where the presence of more motile cells than from the tissue when noncancerous or when comprising a non-metastatic cancer indicates that the cancer in the tissue of the mammal is likely to metastasize. Since the motile cell isolation method isolates metastatic cells from cancerous tissue, the presence of more motile cells from a cancerous tissue than from a normal tissue establishes that the cancerous tissue as metastatic potential. These methods are useful for analyzing potentially metastatic cancer in any tissue. In some preferred embodiments, the tissue is mammary tissue, since breast carcinoma is often metastatic.

These methods can be used with any animal. Preferably, the animal is a mammal, such as a rodent or a human.

As established in Wang et al., 2003, and Example 2, where the cancer is a carcinoma, and in particular a breast cancer, common other motile cells in these methods are macrophages. In those cases, a preferred binding partner is an antibody is specific for CD11b. Additionally, where the cancer is a carcinoma, a preferred chemotactic factor is an epidermal growth factor.

The motile cells resulting from these methods can be quantified by any known method. Preferred methods include the use of a fluorescence-activated cell sorter, after labeling the cells with a fluorescent marker by known methods. Alternatively, the motile cells may be quantified by simple microscopic observation, e.g., with a hemocytometer.

As described above, the microneedle or capillary is a preferably a microneedle, and the porous matrix preferably comprises matrigel.

As established in Example 2, enhancing ZBP-1 activity in a cancerous tissue decreases the metastatic potential in that tissue. Also, since collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, and fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 are characteristically decreased in metastatic cells, decreasing the expression or activity of those proteins would also be expected to decrease the metastatic potential of cancer cells. Thus, the present invention is further directed to methods of inhibiting metastasis of a cancer in a tissue of a mammal. The methods comprise enhancing collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, or especially ZBP-1 activity in the tissue. It is anticipated that these methods are particularly useful for treatment of breast cancer.

In some embodiments of these methods, the collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, or fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 activity is enhanced by transfecting the tissue with a vector comprising a collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, or fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 transgene, where the collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, or fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 transgene is translated from the vector in the tissue. Such methods, and vectors for executing those methods, are well known in the art, and can be established by a skilled artisan without undue experimentation.

In other embodiments, the collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, or fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 activity is enhanced by adding a pharmaceutical composition of collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, or fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 protein to the tissue. Preferably, the pharmaceutical composition comprises an agent to enhance penetration of the collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, ZBP-1, or fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 protein into the cell, such as liposomes, etc., the use of which are well known in the art.

Example 2 also establishes that several genes are upregulated in metastatic tissue. It is therefore anticipated that metastasis can be inhibited by reducing the activity of these genes in a cancer having metastatic potential. Thus, the invention is additionally directed to methods of inhibiting metastasis of a cancer in a tissue of a mammal. The methods comprise reducing the presence or activity of a protein in the tissue, where the protein is a protein whose expression is upregulated in metastatic cells. Examples of such proteins are Arp2/3 p16 subunit, Arp2/3 p21 subunit, alpha subunit of capping protein, beta subunit of capping protein, cofilin, WAVE3, ROCK1, ROCK2, LIMK 1, PKCζ, LIM-kinase, PAK, type II alpha isoform of PI4, 5 kinase, mena, tropomyosin, calpain, gelsolin-like protein (CAPG), zyxin, vinculin, integrin β1, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family, and epidermal growth factor receptor.

The presence of any of these proteins can be reduced without undue experimentation by addition of an antisense molecule, a ribozyme, or an RNAi molecule to the tissue, where the antisense molecule, ribozyme or RNAi molecule specifically inhibits expression of the protein. In these embodiments, the antisense molecule, ribozyme, or RNAi molecule can be comprised of nucleic acid (e.g., DNA or RNA) or nucleic acid mimetics (e.g., phosphorothionate mimetics) as are known in the art. Methods for treating tissue with these compositions are also known in the art. In some embodiments, the antisense molecule, ribozyme or RNAi molecule can be added directly to the cancerous tissue in a pharmaceutical composition that preferably comprises an excipient that enhances penetration of the antisense molecule, ribozyme or RNAi molecule into the cells of the tissue. In other embodiments, the antisense molecule, ribozyme or RNAi is expressed from a vector that is transfected into the cancerous tissue. Such vectors are known in the art, and these embodiments can be developed for any of the subject proteins without undue experimentation.

In other embodiments, the presence or activity of the protein is reduced by addition of an antibody or aptamer to the tissue, wherein the antibody or aptamer specifically binds and reduces the activity of the protein in the tissue. The antibody or aptamer can be added directly to the tissue, preferably in a pharmaceutical composition comprising an agent that enhances penetration of the antibody or aptamer into the tissue. Alternatively, the antibody or aptamer can be encoded on a vector that is used to transfect the cancerous tissue.

Aptamers are single stranded oligonucleotides or oligonucleotide analogs that bind to a particular target molecule, such as a protein or a small molecule (e.g., a steroid or a drug, etc.). Thus, aptamers are the oligonucleotide analogy to antibodies. However, aptamers are smaller than antibodies, generally in the range of 50-100 nt. Their binding is highly dependent on the secondary structure formed by the aptamer oligonucleotide. Both RNA and single stranded DNA (or analog), aptamers are known.

Aptamers that bind to virtually any particular target can be selected by using an iterative process called SELEX, which stands for Systematic Evolution of Ligands by EXponential enrichment. Several variations of SELEX have been developed which improve the process and allow its use under particular circumstances. See the references cited in PCT/US04/15752, all of which are incorporated by reference.

The invention is further directed to methods of determining resistance of a motile cancer cell population in an animal tissue to a chemotherapeutic agent. The methods comprise obtaining the motile cancer cell population by the methods described above; contacting the motile cancer cell population with the chemotherapeutic agent at a concentration and for a time sufficient to cause apoptosis in cancer cells susceptible to the chemotherapeutic agent; and determining apoptosis in the motile cancer cell population. In these embodiments, less apoptosis in the motile cancer cell population indicates that the motile cancer cell population is resistant to the chemotherapeutic agent. See Example 1 for some preferred embodiments of these methods.

Examples of chemotherapeutic agents that can be utilized in these embodiments are doxorobucin, cisplatin, or etoposide.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are described in the following examples. Other embodiments within the scope of the claims herein will be apparent to one skilled in the art from consideration of the specification or practice of the invention as disclosed herein. It is intended that the specification, together with the examples, be considered exemplary only, with the scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the claims, which follow the examples.

Example 1 Breast Cancer Cells Isolated by Chemotaxis from Primary Tumors Show Increased Survival and Resistance to Chemotherapy

Example Summary

A novel observation resulting from intravital imaging of these tumors is the dramatic fragmentation of carcinoma cells when in contact with blood vessels in non-metastatic tumors (Wyckoff et al., 2000a) compared with the ability of carcinoma cells in metastatic tumors to enter blood vessels as intact whole cells. This suggests a survival advantage for metastatic cells during migration and intravasation.

In the current study we have collected a migratory population of carcinoma cells by chemotaxis to EGF containing microneedles held in the primary tumor. The collected cells were subjected to microarray analysis for differential gene expression. The results show that anti-apoptotic genes are up regulated and pro-apoptotic genes are down regulated coordinately in the migratory subpopulation. Induction of apoptosis by doxorubicin, cisplatin and etoposide in these cells demonstrates that they exhibit a lower drug induced apoptotic index and lower cell death as compared to carcinoma cells of the whole tumor. Our study indicates, for the first time, the capability of using a rat allograft model for evaluating the apoptotic status of a migratory subpopulation of tumor cells and the ability to study their resistance to chemotherapeutic agents directly. In addition, these results indicate that tumor cells that are chemotactic and migratory in response to EGF in the primary tumor have a survival advantage over stationary tumor cells.

Introduction

Recently we have shown that microarray based gene expression studies can be successfully performed on cells collected by chemotaxis into microneedles held in the primary tumor (Wang et al., 2003). In the current example we have combined this method with the analysis of pro- and anti-apoptosis gene expression to determine if migratory cells in the primary tumor have a survival advantage over that of sedentary carcinoma cells within the same tumor. In addition, anticancer drugs designed against the proliferative property of cancer cells were used to investigate if the migratory cells respond equally to the antiproliferative drugs compared to their non-migratory counterparts.

Materials and Methods

Needle collection and FACS sorting of primary tumor cells. We used MTLn3-derived mammary tumors in rats (Farina et al., 1998a), and the microneedle collection method described previously (Wyckoff et al., 2000b; Wang et al., 2003), to study the gene expression pattern of invasive subpopulation of carcinoma cells within live primary tumors. Briefly, the invasive cells were collected from MTLn3 tumor using microneedles containing EGF. Macrophages were removed from this population by using MACS CD11b Microbeads (Miltenyi Biotec) as described before (Wang et al., 2003). The residual carcinoma cells were lysed for RNA extraction. To isolate the general population of carcinoma cells from primary tumor, a small piece tumor was minced, and filtered twice through a nylon-filter to obtain a single cell suspension. FACS sorting was performed on the resulting single cell suspensions based on their GFP expression in tumor cells using a Becton Dickinson (San Jose, Calif.) FACSVantage cell sorter. GFP-positive tumor cells were collected and lysed directly for RNA extraction. All the procedures were done on ice or 4° C.

RNA extraction and amplification. RNA extraction was performed using the RNeasy kit (QIAGEN), as per manufacturer's protocol and eluted with 30 μl RNase-free water. The total RNA was reverse-transcribed and amplified directly using the SMART PCR cDNA synthesis kit (Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.) as described previously (Wang et al., 2003).

Use of pooled reference RNA as control. An equal quantity of reference RNA (pooled RNA from rat liver, spleen, brain and kidney, 4:2:1:1, Ambion Tex.) was used as a control in all our microarray experiments, which allowed us to use one of the channels as a hybridization control for all the spots on the microarray. The use of pooled reference RNA from the same species as the MTLn3 cells allowed the same interspecies cross hybridization as the background, allowing us to use Mouse cDNA microarrays for our experiments. The pooled reference RNA covers a very broad range of gene expression and is routinely used as controls in cDNA microarray studies (Zhao et al., 2002).

Probe labeling and microarray hybridization. After amplification, cDNAs were purified using the QIAquick PCR Purification Kit (Qiagen) and eluted with TE buffer. Labeling was performed using Label IT® (Mirus) following the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, labeling reactions were prepared by mixing 10× Mirus Labeling Buffer A, purified cDNA and Cy5 (or Cy3) dye. After incubating the reaction mix at 37° C. for 1 hour, the two resulting probes were purified by passing through gel filteration columns. The purified probes were then combined and concentrated using Microcon columns. The concentrated cDNA probes were denatured at 94° C., and hybridized to an arrayed slide overnight at 50° C. Details of slide washing and image collection were described in previous studies (Wang et al., 2002; Wang et al., 2003).

Quality control and data analysis for microarrays. The scanned images were analyzed using the software Genepix (Axon Instruments, Inc. CA) and an absolute intensity value was obtained for both the channels. The entire raw data set was filtered to accommodate a requirement of at least 2 good quality measurements for each triplicate experiment. Values from only the good quality measurements (where the signal strength was more than twice the standard deviation of the background plus the background) were considered for further analysis. Two types of normalization were performed routinely in tandem on all the experiments using the GeneSpring software package (Silicon Genetics, Redwood City, Calif.). First, intensity-based-normalization was performed to take into consideration the overall signal strength of both channels and normalize the signal strength between all the different chips, reducing the chance of chip-to-chip variability. Second, a reference channel-based normalization was performed which takes into consideration the reference channel (which in this case is pooled reference RNA) and normalizes the values in all the spots. This reduces the chance of spot to spot variability. The final data was a result of both these types of normalization.

Significance analysis of microarrays. In order to determine the significance of up-regulated and down-regulated genes, we performed significance analysis using the software Significance Analysis of Microarrays (SAM) (8). Briefly after normalizing the data as mentioned above the data was log transformed to Log 2 and subjected to SAM analysis. The algorithm performs a significance analysis by comparing the relative variance of the replicates between the samples. The result were determined at 5% False Discovery Rate (FDR).

Real time PCR confirmation. To verify the data obtained from microarrays, QRT-PCR analysis of selected over expressed and under expressed genes was performed by using the ABI 7900 (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, Calif.) with sequence-specific primer pairs for all genes tested (see Supplement Table 2 for primer sequences, amplicon size and annealing temperature) as described previously (Wang et al., 2002). SYBR Green was used for real-time monitoring of amplification. Results were evaluated with the ABI Prism SDS 2.0 software. All the genes tested for regulation were compared to at least two housekeeping genes (Beta actin and GAPDH).

Cell culture and apoptosis assay. The cells extruded from the needles and tumor cells FACS sorted were cultured in DMEM 20% FCS along with streptomycin and penicillin, for 16 hrs. Subsequently, the cells were challenged with either doxorobucin (17 μM) or cisplatin (50 μM) or etoposide (50 μM) for 1 hr, washed and allowed to recover for 24 hrs. The cells were then subjected to an apoptosis assay kit containing Annexin V Cy5 for staining the apoptotic cells and Propedium Iodide (PI) for staining the dead cells (BD Biosciences San Jose, Calif.). After staining the cells using the manufacturer's protocol, the cells were observed under a fluorescent microscope in the green, red and high red channel for GFP, PI and Cy5 respectively. The total number of GFP cells counted was compared to the number of PI positive and Annexin V-Cy5 positive cells.

Results and Discussion

GFP-labeled tumor cells were injected into rat mammary fat pads, and primary tumors were allowed to grow for 2-2.5 weeks. To provide insight into the pattern of gene expression associated with chemotactic and migratory carcinoma cells in vivo, we compared the gene expression profile of a subpopulation of tumor cells collected from the primary tumor by chemotaxis into a microneedle, called the invasive cells, with that of the general population of GFP-expressing tumor cells sorted from the whole primary tumor by FACS sorting (FIG. 1). Differential gene expression analysis comparing the invasive and general populations of tumor cells was performed using SAM analysis at 5% FDR level revealing 679 genes that were differentially expressed significantly relative to all genes on the array (Supplementary Table 1). The genes that are previously known to be associated with the EGF response (28 genes) were removed from this population. As shown in FIG. 1, genes with known functions whose regulation was changed in the chemotactic and migratory population of cells in the primary tumor were divided into six different functional categories based on the definitions provided by the gene-ontology consortium (http://www.geneontology.org/). It was evident that amongst the functional categories mentioned here the largest change in the number of regulated genes was observed in the genes associated with the cell cycle indicating a large change in the cell proliferation pattern of migratory cells. A detailed scrutiny of these cells showed that the genes associated with increasing cell proliferation were down regulated and those genes associated with a reduction in cell proliferation were upregulated.

Another category of genes found to be significantly regulated in the chemotactic and migratory population of cells in the primary tumor is that of cell motility. These genes have been explained in detail in an accompanying paper. Since there are 5 steps of the motility cycle which are coordinated to assure efficient cell motility, the up regulation of genes for major effectors in the pathways of each step predicts that the invasive cells will have a heightened migratory activity compared to carcinoma cells of the general tumor population and this is consistent with the high velocities of migration seen in tumors (Condeelis and Segall, 2003).

Regulation of pro and anti-apoptotic genes along with mechanical stability genes. Of particular relevance to survival, stress and apoptosis associated genes showed large changes in regulation (FIG. 2). The up regulation of the heat shock proteins indicates a survival phenotype (Jolly and Morimoto, 2000). This is particularly interesting here as the MTLn3 cells used to generate the primary tumors in this study have been shown to over express heat shock proteins as compared to non-metastatic cell lines (MTC) derived from the same tumor (10). This indicates that in the chemotactic and migratory population of cells in the primary tumor there is a further up regulation of the heat shock gene expression over that in the MTLn3 cells used to generate the primary tumor.

A potential explanation for mechanical stability and survival advantage observed in invasive cells (Jolly and Morimoto, 2000; Condeelis et al., 2003) is the large relative over expression of cytokeratins by carcinoma cells and the suppression of apoptosis gene expression in metastatic tumors and cell lines (Wang et al., 2002). Keratins form the largest subfamily of intermediate filament proteins that play critical roles in the mechanical stability of epithelial cells subjected to shear forces (Coulombe and Omary, 2002). In addition, it was found that carcinoma cells in metastatic tumors and in culture express laminins and cadherins and apoptosis suppressor genes at high levels, all of which might contribute to survival during intravasation and in the circulation (Wang et al., 2002). In contrast, carcinoma cells in non-metastatic tumors and in culture express genes involved in programmed cell death at higher levels. The combination of these factors may contribute to the increased numbers of viable carcinoma cells in the circulation of metastatic tumors and to fragmentation during intravasation and cell death seen in non metastatic tumors (Wyckoff et al., 2000a; Condeelis et al., 2003).

In addition, the anti-apoptotic and pro-apoptotic genes are inversely regulated in the chemotactic and migratory population of cells in the primary tumor (FIG. 2A). The ratio of expression of each gene in the invasive cells, when compared to the general population indicates that a significant number of the anti-apoptotic genes were up regulated while the pro-apoptotic genes were unregulated or down regulated. This is consistent with a previous study where the apoptosis suppressor genes were up regulated in a cell line (MTLn3), which causes metastasis in vivo when compared to another cell line from the same lineage (MTC), which does not (Wang et al., 2002). In the current study we show a similar difference between the invasive and general populations of the primary tumor even though the tumor is derived from the same parental cells (MTLn3). This is important because it means that the microenvironment that induces the chemotactic and migratory behavior of tumor cells induces the survival expression pattern in cells with a previously identical genetic background. We verified the array results using real time PCR for selected genes belonging to the functional category of apoptosis. As shown in FIG. 2B, the same pattern of expression was observed in the invasive cells with both microarray and real time PCR analysis using gene specific primers (see Supplementary Table 2).

Drug resistance in invasive cells measured by apoptosis assay. The finding that the anti-apoptotic genes are up regulated in the invasive cells prompted us to study the functional importance of this finding and whether these cells indeed have a survival advantage over the resident population. We challenged the invasive cells with three most commonly used anticancer drugs, doxorobucin, cisplatin and etoposide. Previous studies have shown that these drugs to induce apoptosis in the MTLn3 cells (Huigsloot et al., 2002). We performed these studies on the invasive and general populations of cells from MTLn3-derived tumors. After treatment with the drugs the cells were allowed to recover for 24 hr. Subsequently, the apoptotic index and cell viability was measured as described in the Methods section. The results, shown in FIG. 3, demonstrate that as a percentage of all the carcinoma cells the invasive cells are able to tolerate all three drugs better than the general population of tumor cells. The process of FACS sorting by itself did not cause any change in the apoptotic index of the tumor cells (data not shown).

Most of the anticancer drugs like doxorobucin, cisplatin and etoposide are designed against the proliferative cells (Awada et al., 2003) making them cytotoxic. Recently, there is an increasing effort to make cytostatic drugs, which prevent the proliferation and invasion as opposed to killing the cells. There has been a demand in the field to have a method to isolate these invasive cells and look for the effect of cytostatic drugs specifically on invasive cells. We believe that in our studies we have demonstrated a method that makes possible this analysis on migratory cells of the primary tumor.

Coordinate regulation of survival genes in the invasive cells. Previous studies have shown that the anti-apoptotic pathways are overexpressed in the metastatic cell lines (Real et al., 2002), and these cells have a survival advantage via Stat3 dependent over expression of BCL-2. In our study we find that a number of anti-apoptotic genes are upregulated. These genes belong to all three pathways, rendering a survival advantage to the cells. On one hand upregulation of the defender against death 1 (DAD1) gene indicates that the extrinsic pathway is blocked in these invasive cells. On the other hand there are signs of down regulation of the intrinsic pathway as well by the over expression of ornithine decarboxylase 1 (ODC1). Upregulation of the expression of apoptosis inhibitor 1, 4 and 5 (Api1, Api4 and Api5) genes indicate an involvement of the convergence pathway as well. Finally there is the robust over expression of the genes like immediate early response gene 3 (IER3) which is a multi-pathway regulator involving the NFκB family of transcription factors (Reed, 2003). Simultaneously a number of the pro-apoptotic were down regulated, significantly a key regulator of the intrinsic pathway APAF-1 was down-regulated in the invasive cells. FIG. 4 summarizes these findings and indicates the extent of change that occurs in the transcriptome of invasive cells.

In the current study we have attempted to investigate the pathways leading to metastasis, which provides this survival advantage to these cells. In previous studies, authors have used cell lines derived from an established secondary tumor (Real et al., 2002). We on the other hand have performed a dynamic assessment of the process of metastasis and have captured the cells prior to the entry into the blood.

In our studies we have identified pathways, which get regulated in the invasive cells, which are not proliferative (FIG. 1). The majority of the genes indicated in the functional category of “cell cycle” are genes that cause a reduction in cell proliferation and prevent the progression of the cell cycle. Recent studies have shown that the overexpression of Bcl2 in MTLn3 cells causes the cells to become resistant to doxorobucin (Huigsloot et al., 2002) as observed by a reduction in drug-induced DNA fragmentation. Previous studies using cell lines derived from metastatic and resident cells from human breast adenocarcinoma have shown that the metastatic cell line was more resistant to anti-cancer drug treatment than the cell line from the primary tumor. However, it remains unknown at which stage of cancer progression (i.e. transformation, proliferation, invasion, intravasation, dissemination of metastases) the selection of the cells that have a survival advantage occurs. In this paper we show for the first time that this selection of cells with a survival advantage probably takes place at the very initial stage of invasion, as evident by the overexpression of anti-apoptotic genes and resistance to anticancer drugs by the invasive cells. The gene expression pattern observed here is associated with an invasive signature unique to these cells. Hence we have identified an expression pattern of survival genes that offer a survival advantage to non-proliferating invasive cells.

Example 2 Identification and Testing of a Gene Expression Signature of Invasive Carcinoma Cells Within Primary Mammary Tumors

Example Summary

We combined chemotaxis-based cell collection and cDNA microarray technology to identify the gene expression profile of invasive carcinoma cells from primary mammary tumors in experimental animals. Expression of genes involved in cell division and survival, metabolism, signal transduction at the membrane, and cell motility were most dramatically increased in invasive cells, indicating a population that is not dividing but intensely metabolically active and motile. In particular, the genes coding for the minimum motility machine that regulates β-actin polymerization, and therefore the motility of carcinoma cells, were dramatically up regulated, while ZBP-1, which regulates the localization of β-actin, was downregulated. This pattern of expression suggested ZBP-1 is a suppressor of invasion. Overexpression of ZBP-1 suppressed chemotaxis and invasion in primary tumors and inhibited metastasis from tumors generated using intensely metastatic cell lines. We identified genes important for the invasion of tumor cells in this study. We demonstrate that the identification of these genes provides new insight for the invasion process and the regulation of invasion and demonstrate the importance of these pathways in invasion and metastasis by altering the expression of a master gene, ZBP-1.

Introduction

A potential approach to determine the cellular mechanisms that contribute to invasion is to collect live cells from the primary tumor based on their ability to invade, and profile their gene expression patterns. One of the properties correlated with metastasis is chemotaxis to blood vessels (Wyckoff et al., 2000a). This cell behavior allows cells to orient and move toward blood vessels facilitating their intravasation. Based on these observations, we have developed a complementary approach to directly select for live, invasive cells from live primary tumors in intact rats using a microneedle containing a chemoattractant to mimic chemotactic signals from blood vessels and/or surrounding tissue (Wyckoff et al., 2000b). Overexpression of the EGF receptor and other family members has been correlated with poor prognosis (Nicholson et al., 2001), and therefore we have developed methods for collecting invasive tumor cells that use gradients of EGF to direct tumor cell invasion into microneedles. Gradients of EGF receptor ligands can be generated by diffusion from the blood as well as stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment (O'Sullivan et al., 1993; LeBedis et al., 2002). Thus we are using a physiologically relevant stimulus to mimic tumor cell invasion induced at the borders of tumors near blood vessels and other elements of connective tissue. We have used this method to test the hypothesis that chemotaxis to blood vessels is an important form of egress of carcinoma cells from the primary tumor. Cells have been collected from live rats with tumors that have been generated by the injection of carcinoma cells with different metastatic potential (Wyckoff et al., 2000b), and from live mice with mammary tumors derived from the expression of the PyMT oncogene (Lin et al., 2002; Lin et al., 2001; Wang et al., 2003).

In order to perform gene expression profiling using high density arrays on the few hundred cells commonly collected in microneedles, it is necessary to amplify mRNA by about 1000 fold to the amounts required for arrays. It is also necessary to have a pure cell population. Both of these conditions have been met using recently developed methods (Wang et al., 2003). RNA obtained from as few as 400 cells collected in a single microneedle from the primary tumor, when amplified as cDNA using the PCR based cDNA amplification technique (18), can be used for microarray expression analysis. We have validated this amplification method and demonstrated that it retains the original mRNA's copy abundance and complexity in the amplified product (Wang et al., 2003).

In the current study, the collection of invasive cells from the primary tumor using chemotaxis is combined with gene expression profiling using the above-described PCR based cDNA amplification techniques. This technology has allowed the characterization of gene expression patterns of invasive carcinoma cells from the primary tumor without potential artifacts that arise from the culturing of small populations of cells. We identified a group of genes that define motility pathways that are coordinately up regulated in invasive cells. These pathways may account for the enhanced migratory behavior of the collected cells. Furthermore, we tested the contribution of these pathways to invasion and metastasis by altering the expression of a master gene that regulates the expression of the common molecule on which these pathways converge.

Materials and Methods

Needle collection and FACS sorting of primary tumor cells. We used MTLn3-derived mammary tumors in rats (Farina et al., 1998b), and the microneedle collection method described previously (Wyckoff et al., 2000b; Wang et al., 2003), to study the gene expression pattern of invasive subpopulation of carcinoma cells within live primary tumors. Briefly, the invasive cells were collected from MTLn3 tumor using microneedles containing EGF. Cell collection was imaged using a multi-photon microscope as described previously (Wang et al., 2002) by inserting the bevel of a matrigel and EGF containing needle into the field of view. A 50 mm z-series consisting of 5 mm steps allows for the imaging of a large number of cells around the needle. 1/10th of the volume from each needle was used to determine the number of cells collected. From the remaining 9/10 volume from the microneedle, macrophages were removed by magnetic separation, and RNA extraction was done as previously described (Wang et al., 2003).

To isolate the general population of carcinoma cells from primary tumor, a small piece tumor was separated from the whole tumor, minced, and filtered twice through a nylon-filter to obtain a single cell suspension. FACS sorting was performed on the resulting single cell suspensions based on their GFP expression in tumor cells. GFP-positive tumor cells were collected into a tube and lysed directly for RNA extraction. All the procedures were done on ice or 4° C.

Because EGF and Matrigel are present in the needle, as a control experiment, we identified genes whose expression is altered by EGF or Matrigel application. Carcinoma cells from the primary tumor were FACS-sorted as described above. The resulting cells were split and plated on Mettek dishes covered with Matrigel (1:5) in the presence or absence of EGF (1 nM) for 4 hr at 37° C. The cells were then lysed directly on the dish for total RNA extraction.

An equal quantity of reference RNA (pooled RNA from rat liver, spleen, brain and kidney, 4:2:1:1, Ambion Tex.) was used to generate probes as a control in all our microarray experiments, which allowed us to use one of the channels as a hybridization control for all the spots on the microarray. The use of pooled reference RNA from the same species as the MTLn3 cells allowed the same interspecies cross hybridization as the background, allowing us to use mouse cDNA microarrays for our experiments. The pooled reference RNA covers a very broad range of gene expression and is routinely used as controls in cDNA microarray studies (Zhao et al., 2002).

RNA amplification, probe labeling and microarray hybridization. The RNA was then concentrated by ethanol precipitation and re-dissolved in 3.5 μl DEPC water. The total RNA was reverse-transcribed directly using the SMART PCR cDNA synthesis kit (Clontech, Palo Alto, Calif.) according to the manufacturer's protocol. After amplification, cDNAs were purified using the QIAquick PCR Purification Kit (Qiagen) and eluted with TE buffer. Labeling was performed using Label IT® (Mirus) following the manufacturer's instructions. Briefly, labeling reactions were prepared by mixing 10× Mirus Labeling Buffer A (10 μL), purified cDNA (3.5 μg), Cy5 (or Cy3) dye (5 μL) in a total volume of 100 μL. After incubating the reaction mix at 37° C. for 1 hr, the two resulting probes were purified by passing through SigmaSpin columns followed by Qiaquick columns. The purified Cy-3 and Cy-5 DNA probes were then combined and concentrated using micron YM 50 columns. Microarray analysis was performed by using cDNA microarrays made at AECOM. About 27,000 mouse genes (Incyte Genomics) were precisely spotted onto a single glass slide. Detailed descriptions of microarray hardware and procedures are available from http://129.98.70.229/. Microarray analysis was performed in three independent repeats. Details of slide hybridization, washing and image collection were described in previous studies (Wang et al., 2003; Wang et al., 2002).

Quality control and data analysis for microarrays. The scanned images were analyzed using the software Genepix (Axon Instruments, Inc. CA) and an absolute intensity value was obtained for each of the channels for the reference RNA and the RNA derived from the cells. The entire raw data set was filtered to accommodate a requirement of at least two good quality measurements for each triplicate experiment. Values from only the good quality measurements (where the signal strength was more than twice the standard deviation of the background plus the background) were considered for further analysis. Two types of normalization were performed routinely in tandem on all the experiments using the GeneSpring software package (Silicon Genetics, Redwood City, Calif.). First, intensity-based-normalization was performed which takes into consideration the overall signal strength of both channels and normalizes the signal strength between all the different chips, reducing the chance of chip-to-chip variability due to the experiment being performed on different days. Second, a reference-channel-based normalization was performed which takes into consideration the reference channel (which in this case is pooled reference RNA) and normalizes the values in all the spots. This reduces the chance of spot to spot variability. The final data was a result of both these types of normalization.

In order to determine the significance of upregulated and downregulated genes, we calculated the standard deviation of the reference channel in all of the chips and found it to be 0.18 and used 5× standard deviation as the cutoff, indicating a high level of fidelity in our data above 2-fold. Genes that were up- or down-regulated in the arrays performed on control samples (FACS sorted cells which were treated with Matrigel and EGF) were removed from the final list of genes specific to the invasive subpopulation of tumor cells.

Real time PCR confirmation. To verify the data obtained from microarrays, QRT-PCR analysis of selected overexpressed and underexpressed genes was performed by using the iCycler Apparatus (Bio-Rad) with sequence-specific primer pairs for all genes tested (see Supplementary Table 3 for primer sequences, amplicon size and Tm) as described previously (Wang et al., 2002). The SYBR Green PCR Core Reagents system (Perkin-Elmer Applied Biosystems) was used for real-time monitoring of amplification.

Plasmid construction, cell culture transfection, infection and generation of ZBP-1 stable expression cell lines. FLAG-ZBP-1 (Farina et al., 2003) was digested with BamHI/XbaI and inserted into the BamHI/XbaI sites of EGFP-C1 (Clontech). The EGFP-FLAG-ZBP-1, which encodes a fusion protein, was then isolated as Eco47III/XbaI restriction fragment, blunt ended and inserted into a filled XhoI site of pMCSVneo (Clontech). This vector contains a viral packaging signal, neomycin resistance gene, and the 5′ and 3′ long terminal repeats from the murine PCMV virus. As a result, the LTR drives high-level constitutive expression of the EGFP-FLAG-ZBP-1 gene. PHOENIX cells were cultured under standard conditions (Dal Canto et al., 1999) and were transfected with EGFP-FLAG-ZBP-1 using FUGENE (Roche). Retroviral supernatant was harvested and used to infect MTLn3 cells as previously described (Dal Canto et al., 1999). Stable MTLn3 cells were selected in the presence of neomycin.

Microchemotaxis chamber assay. A 48-well microchemotaxis chamber (Neuroprobe) was used to study the chemotactic response to EGF, following the manufacturer's instructions and as described previously (SEGALL ET AL., 1996).

Blood burden, single cells in the lung, and metastases. MTLn3-ZBP-1 or MTLn3-GFP cells were injected into the mammary fat pads of female Fischer 344 rats. Tumor cell blood burden was determined as described previously (Wyckoff et al., 2000a). After blood removal and euthanization of the rat, the lungs were removed and the visible metastatic tumors near the surface of the lungs were counted. For measurement of metastases, excised lungs were placed in 3.7% formaldehyde, mounted in paraffin, sectioned, and stained with H&E. Slices were viewed using a 20× objective, and all metastases in a section containing more than five cells were counted (Wyckoff et al., 2000a).

Results

Gene expression patterns unique to invasive tumor cells. GFP-labeled tumor cells were injected into rat mammary fat pads, and primary tumors were allowed to grow for 2-2.5 weeks. To provide insight into the pattern of gene expression associated with chemotactic and invasive carcinoma cells in vivo, we compared the gene expression profile of the subpopulation of invasive tumor cells collected from the primary tumor by chemotaxis into a microneedle with that of the general population of GFP-expressing tumor cells sorted from the whole primary tumor by FACS (FIG. 5B). Hereafter, the former population of cells will be called the invasive cells, and the latter the general population, respectively. The invasive subpopulation of tumor cells was collected into microneedles filled with EGF and Matrigel that were held in the primary tumor for up to 4 hours as described previously (Wyckoff et al., 2000b; Wang et al., 2003). The collection of the invasive cells was monitored by imaging the GFP-expressing cells with a multiphoton microscope as they migrated to the EGF containing microneedles (FIG. 5A). This allowed direct confirmation that collection was due to cell migration and not a passive process.

The collected cells were a mixture of carcinoma cells (75%) and macrophages (25%) as shown previously (Wang et al., 2003). Macrophages were removed by binding to magnetic beads conjugated with anti-MAC-1, giving a greater than 96% pure population of carcinoma cells for analysis (Wang et al., 2003). The general population of primary tumor cells was collected by FACS sorting and plated either on matrigel or matrigel and EGF for 4 hours, the interval of time required for microneedle collection, to mimic the collection conditions prior to purification of the RNA. These controls were done to subtract patterns of gene expression resulting from stimulating cells with matrigel and EGF, and allowed identification of the gene expression signature of the invasive cells (FIG. 5B).

Differential gene expression analysis comparing the invasive and general populations of tumor cells revealed 1366 genes that were differentially expressed (Supplementary Table 4). As shown in FIG. 6, genes with known functions were divided into eleven different functional categories based on definitions provided by the gene-ontology consortium (Mariadason et al., 2002), (http://www.geneontology.org).

In order to determine the significance of changes in gene expression in each of the functional categories of the genes represented in our arrays, Chi-square or SAM analysis were performed. The functional categories of Cell Cycle, Apoptosis, Metabolism, Protein Metabolism, Cytoskeleton & ECM, Growth Factor & Signal Transduction and Nucleic Acid Chemistry were found to be statistically significant in the invasive cells by Chi-square (Zigeuner et al., 2004) or SAM analysis (Tusher et al., 2001). Random sets of equal numbers of genes did not generate the same pattern of up and down regulation indicating that the pattern was not observed by chance (P<0.05). Similarly, clustering the results from all genes of the general population in the same space of all genes on the microarray did not yield an outcome similar to the invasion signature (P>0.05). A detailed table indicating each of the functional categories and the significant analysis is given as a supplementary table (Supplementary Table 5) indicating the number of genes printed on the microarray and the number regulated in invasive cells.

It is interesting to note that the number of genes whose expression is regulated up or down in the functional category called cell cycle (FIG. 6, #1) is reduced in the invasive cells compared to the general population. In addition, there is a reduction in the number of regulated genes of the Nucleic Acid Chemistry category (FIG. 6, #10), which includes genes necessary for DNA synthesis. These may indicate that the cell proliferation activity of invasive cells is repressed (Bravo et al., 2003) and the cell cycle is arrested (Nishitani and Lygerou, 2002). The increase in the number of genes regulated in both the General Metabolism and the protein metabolism categories (FIG. 6, #5 and 6, respectively) may indicate that invasive cells are very active metabolically, probably utilizing more energy and having a fast turnover of proteins (Larsen et al., 2003). The number of genes regulated in the Apoptosis category (FIG. 6, #2) is significantly higher in the invasive cells. A closer inspection of the genes involved shows that the pro-apoptotic genes are downregulated and the anti-apoptotic genes are upregulated. This may indicates that these cells have a survival advantage over the general population. Conversely, the genes involved in the Growth Factors and Signal Transduction group (FIG. 6, #9) is markedly reduced. These, taken together with the Cell Cycle genes (FIG. 6, #1), jointly indicate a significant reduction in the proliferative nature of these cells (Supplementary Table 5).

Finally, there is an increase in the number of regulated genes in the Cytoskeleton and Extracellular Matrix category (FIG. 6, #7). This is of particular relevance to the migratory behavior of the tumor cells that is important in their invasion (discussed next).

Genes involved in invasion. In order to be collected by the microneedle, the carcinoma cells must be capable of moving toward and crawling into the extracellular matrix of the microneedle within the 4 hr. collection interval. If a cell moves 2 cell diameters during this interval to gain entry to the microneedle it would have a minimum speed of 0.2 μm/min, similar to the velocity of carcinoma cells in vitro. However, carcinoma cells move in the primary tumor at speeds up to 10× this minimum value (Condeelis and Segall, 2003) indicating that cells from hundreds of microns away from the microneedle can be recruited for collection and that the cells may penetrate the extracellular matrix in the collecting microneedle. Consistent with this prediction is the observation that carcinoma cells are found within the matrix of the collecting microneedle, indicating that cells have traveled hundreds of microns during the collection interval. This indicates speeds much greater than 0.2 μm/min in vivo.

The motility cycle of chemotactic crawling cells is composed of 5 steps; signal sensing, protrusion toward the signal source, adhesion, contraction and tail retraction (Bailly and Condeelis, 2002). As shown in Table 1 and FIG. 7, based on the microarray analysis, many genes associated with motility are upregulated in the invasive cells compared to the general population of cells. We verified the array results using real time PCR for selected genes representing the 5 steps of the motility cycle. As shown in FIG. 7A, the same pattern of expression was observed in the invasive cells with both microarray and real time PCR analysis.

List of motility related genes differentially expressed in the invasive sub-population of tumor cells. Genes associated with motility are displayed in this table and the ratios on the right indicated the level of expression in the invasive compared to the general population of cells of the primary tumor.

TABLE 1 Gene Description Needle/FACS Capping protein alpha 1 4.34 Cell division cycle 42 3.96 Capping Protein alpha 2 3.89 Moesin 3.67 Rho interactin protein 3 3.33 LIM-kinase 1 3.24 Palladin 3.12 Zyxin 2.93 Tropomyosin alpha chain 2.86 Rho-associated coiled-coil forming kinase 1 2.71 Testis expressed gene 9 2.67 Phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinase type II alpha 2.60 Epidermal growth factor receptor 2.59 Capping protein (actin filament), gelsolin-like 2.53 Annexin A5 2.47 CRIPT protein 2.32 Protein kinase C, zeta 2.30 Arp 2/3 complex subunit p21 2.22 RAB25, member RAS oncogene family 2.19 Vinculin 2.16 Kinesin family member 5B 2.13 Catenin beta 2.08 Chaperonin subunit 4 (delta) 2.06 Chaperonin subunit 3 (gamma) 2.06 Tubulin Alpha-4 chain 2.05 Integrin beta 1 (fibronectin receptor beta) 2.00 Cofilin 1, non-muscle 1.98 Arp 2/3 complex subunit p16 1.93 Kinectin 1 1.91 Downstream of Tyrosine Kinase 1 1.91 Burkitt lymphoma receptor 1 1.90 Wave 3 1.89 Rho-associated coiled-coil forming kinase 2 1.63 Cadherin 1 1.51 Fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 0.54 Zip code binding protein 1 0.25 Alpha-Actinin, smooth muscle isoform 0.21

The protrusion of a pseudopod toward the chemotactic signal initiating the motility cycle is the key step in defining the leading edge of the cell and therefore its direction during migration (Bailly and Condeelis). Protrusion is driven by actin polymerization-based pushing against the cell membrane and this requires the minimum motility machine composed of cofilin, Arp2/3 complex and capping protein acting on their common downstream effector, β-actin (Mogilner and Edelstein-Keshet, 2002). The elevated expression of any one of these three effectors is expected to significantly enhance the speed of migration of cells since doubling the amount of either Arp2/3 complex, capping protein or cofilin in the reconstituted minimum motility machine can increase protrusion rate by 10× (Loisel et al., 1999). Therefore, it is significant, as shown in FIG. 7B, that the genes coding for all three end-stage effectors, the Arp2/3 complex (the p16 and p21 subunits), capping protein and cofilin, are up regulated by at least two-fold each. Furthermore, the genes coding for the pathways regulating the activities of Arp2/3 complex (WAVE3), capping protein and cofilin are coordinately upregulated in the invasive cell population. In the cofilin pathway, genes for ROCK1 and ROCK2, LIMK 1 and PKCζ are upregulated along with cofilin. LIM-kinase is activated either by PAK which is regulated by Cdc42-GTP and Rac-GTP or by ROCK which is regulated by Rho-GTP. Either PAK (Edwards et al., 1999) or ROCK (Ohashi et al., 2000) can phosphorylate LIM-kinase thereby activating it to increase cofilin phosphorylation. Inhibition of LIM-kinase activity is PKC dependent and this involves one of the unconventional PKC isoforms (Edwards et al., 1999). As shown in FIG. 7B, PKCζ gene expression, the inhibitory branch of the LIM-kinase inhibitory pathway, is elevated along with that of the activating branch of the pathway involving ROCK and PAK.

Similar increases in both the stimulatory and inhibitory parts of the capping protein pathway are upregulated in invasive carcinoma cells (FIG. 7B). The expression of both the alpha and beta subunits of capping protein is increased. In addition, genes that antagonize capping protein function such as the type II alpha isoform of PI4, 5 kinase and Mena are upregulated (Cooper and Schafer, 2000; Bear et al., 2002).

Genes coding for proteins involved in myosin mediated contraction and tail retraction (tropomyosin, ROCK1, and calpain), gelsolin-like protein (CAPG) and adhesion molecules (zyxin, vinculin, and integrin β1) are up regulated, as well (Table 1). ROCK plays a crucial role in cell adhesion and motility and is linked to pathogenesis and progression of several human tumors (Sahai and Marshall, 2003). Integrin β1 has previously been implicated in the ability of an experimentally transformed fibroblast cell line to metastasize (Brakebusch et al., 1999), and its expression is increased in upper aerodigestive tract and cervical squamous cell carcinomas (Van Waes et al., 1995).

ZBP-1 as a master gene regulating cell polarity. A gene that is strongly downregulated in invasive cells is Zip-code binding protein (ZBP-1) (Table 1 and FIG. 7). ZBP-1 is a 68 kD RNA-binding protein that binds to the mRNA zipcode of β-actin mRNA and functions to localize the mRNA to the leading edge of crawling cells. β-actin is the preferred isoform of actin for the polymerization of filaments at the leading edge of cells and, therefore, is acted on by the cofilin, capping protein and Arp2/3 pathways (Shestakova et al., 2001). β-actin mRNA localization is required for the generation of intrinsic cell polarity that is characteristic of normal fibroblasts and epithelial cells. Disruption of ZBP-1-mediated p-actin mRNA targeting leads to cells without stable cell polarity (Shestakova et al., 2001), and loss of β-actin mRNA targeting is correlated with the polarity of carcinoma cell lines in vitro and in vivo (Shestakova et al., 1999; 2001). Therefore, ZBP-1 is a candidate invasion suppressor gene required for normal cell polarity by determining the sites in cells where the Arp2/3 complex, capping protein and cofilin pathways converge by controlling the sites of targeting of β-actin mRNA and the location of β-actin protein that is the common downstream effector of these pathways (FIG. 7B).

To test the hypothesis that ZBP-1 expression can suppress invasion, the full length ZBP-1 gene was subcloned in a pMCSVneo vector (FIG. 8A) and transfected into the parental MTLn3 cells. Data from Western blot analysis (FIG. 8B) confirmed that stable clones transfected with pEGFP-FLAG-ZBP-1 expressed higher levels of ZBP-1 compared to untransfected cells. To account for any effects that might arise from the introduction of EGFP into cells, MTLn3 cells transfected with pGreenLantern-1 vector (Life Technologies, Inc.) were used as control.

To investigate the chemotactic properties of the ZBP-1 overexpressing cells, two independent clones of ZBP-1 overexpressing cell lines were characterized. Chemotaxis was measured in a Boyden chamber. ZBP-1 overexpressing cells migrated through the filter in response to EGF poorly compared to the parental MTLn3 cells (FIG. 9A), indicating that chemotaxis was inhibited. This was true for both ZBP-1 clones and is consistent with previous data showing the enhanced intrinsic cell polarity of ZBP-1 expressing cells (Shestakova et al., 1999; 2001). Furthermore, the ability of carcinoma cells to invade microneedles placed into primary tumors derived from MTLn3 cells over expressing ZBP-1 was greatly reduced (FIG. 9B) further indicating a reduction in chemotaxis.

Injection of the ZBP-1 over expressing cells into the mammary fat pads of rats resulted in tumors that were less metastatic. The metastatic potential of these tumors was characterized as the number of tumor cells present in circulating blood (FIG. 10A), and the number of lung metastatic tumors (FIG. 10B). However, as shown in FIG. 10C, tumor growth was not affected by increasing the expression of ZBP-1. In addition, primary tumors derived from control and ZBP-1 overexpressing cell lines were indistinguishable as judged by their histology upon multiphoton imaging of GFP-expressing tumor cells (data not shown).

Discussion

Signature of invasive carcinoma cells. By comparing gene expression patterns of invasive cells to those of the general population of carcinoma cells in the same primary tumor, we were able to find patterns in the regulation of gene expression unique to the invasive subpopulation of cells. Our results indicate that the regulation of genes involved in cell division, metabolism, signal transduction at the membrane, cell survival and cell motility was most dramatically changed in invasive cells predicting a population that is neither proliferating nor apoptotic but intensely metabolically active and motile. While increased cell proliferation during tumor development has been associated with poor prognosis in patients (Evan and Vousden, 2001), the results reported both here and in previous studies (Wyckoff et al., 2000a) indicate that tumor size is neither correlated with invasion nor the ability of cells to metastasize to distant organs. In addition, invasive cells show down regulation of genes associated with apoptosis and up regulation of genes for cell survival. This is consistent with previous work where it was shown that cell survival genes were up regulated in metastatic tumors as compared to non-metastatic tumors (Wang et al., 2002) and suggests that the invasive subpopulation may contribute disproportionally to this expression profile in whole metastatic tumors.

In a previous study, the genes differentially expressed between metastatic and non-metastatic cells in culture and the tumors derived from them by orthotopic injection of the cells into the mammary gland were compared. We found that those coding for molecules involved in cell adhesion, motility, cell polarity, and signal transduction were most different. Comparing the gene expression patterns in non-metastatic tumors to metastatic tumors from the previous study (20), with the differences between the invasive cell population and general population of the same tumor defined here, we have found that a subset of genes (Table 2), maintain the same patterns of regulation in both studies. This suggests that the invasive subpopulation of cells collected from primary tumors with microneedles has enhanced an expression pattern of a subset of genes that is characteristic of the differences between metastatic and non-metastatic cell lines and tumors. This is emphasized by the fact that the invasive subpopulation of cells collected by chemotaxis into microneedles is from tumors derived from a single cell line, the MTLn3 cell line. This indicates that as the tumor progresses, highly invasive cells are selected in which a pattern of gene expression present in metastatic cells and tumors is enhanced over the pattern of expression of the cells that remain behind in the primary tumor.

Differentially expressed genes common to invasive cells identified in this study and to metastatic tumors and cell lines identified in a previous study. Common genes regulated in a similar way in all the three samples are displayed here. Dark shading indicates overexpression and light shading represents repression. Taken together these genes outline a signature of invasion and indicate that a number of interacting pathways are involved in invasion.

TABLE 2

*Metastatic cell line = MTLn3, non-metastatic cell line = MTC; **Tumor derived from injection of MTLn3 or MTC; ***Needle = cells collected into needle by chemotaxis = invasive; FACS = cells obtained from whole tumor by FACS = general population.

Cell motility genes and their roles in cancer invasion. Chemotaxis to EGF is required for collection of cells into the microneedle because significant numbers of cells are not collected in the absence of EGF (Wyckoff et al., 2000b), and EGF-R activity is required for the collection of carcinoma cells. Therefore, the motility related genes that are differentially expressed in the invasive population may also contribute to EGF-dependent chemotaxis and enhanced migration in the primary tumor. A major result of this study is the finding that genes from the pathways associated with the minimum motility machine are greatly up regulated, predicting that protrusion velocity will be increased. Since protrusion sets cell direction and, therefore, defines chemotaxis, this step in the motility cycle may be key in determining invasive potential. Furthermore, as seen in FIG. 7B, genes coding for key components of the pathways regulating the end stage effectors of the minimum motility machine are up regulated together, from the receptor through the key kinases and finally the end stage effectors themselves. By upregulating these entire pathways, receptor-ligand stimulated motility would be greatly enhanced leading to increased invasiveness. These results are consistent with the 10-fold higher velocity of cell migration toward blood vessels and EGF filled microneedles, both sources of chemoattractant, observed in primary tumors of un-dissected live rats and mice compared to their cultured cell counterparts (Wyckoff et al., 2000a; 2000b; Farina et al., 1998b; Wang et al., 2002; Condeelis and Segall, 2003). Consistent with these results are the finding that inhibition of the nucleation activity of Arp2/3 complex in carcinoma cells in culture inhibits chemotaxis to EGF (Bailly et al., 2001) and that cofilin activity is required for cell motility in carcinoma cells (Chan et al., 2000).

Our results show that cofilin, LIM-kinase 1, ROCK 1, 2 and PKCζ are all over expressed in highly invasive carcinoma cells. In previous studies, LIM-kinase 1 was shown to be over expressed in metastatic breast and prostate tumors (Davila et al., 2003; Yoshioka et al., 2003). Over expression of LIM Kinase 1 in tumor cell lines increased their motility and invasiveness in vitro (Davila et al., 2003) and in vivo (Yoshioka et al., 2003). Reduction in the expression of LIM-kinase 1 in metastatic prostate cell lines deceased invasiveness in matrigel invasion assays (Davila et al., 2003). These results are consistent with ours shown here that LIM-kinase 1 is more highly expressed in the invasive cell population.

In contrast, it has been reported that increased expression of LIM-kinase 1 in carcinoma cells significantly reduces their cell motility as the phosphorylation of cofilin by LIM-kinase 1 abolishes EGF induced actin nucleation and polymerization (Zebda et al., 2000). Our study may resolve this paradox by demonstrating that in invasive cells collected from primary tumors both the stimulatory and inhibitory pathways to LIM-kinase 1 and cofilin are over expressed together thereby increasing the steady state rate of cofilin activation in invasive carcinoma cells resulting in enhanced cell motility as predicted previously (Davila et al., 2003; Yoshioka et al., 2003; Zebda et al., 2000; Sahai et al., 2001).

ZBP-1 in metastasis. In general, cells that lack a fixed intrinsic polarity are more chemotactic to exogenous gradients presumably because there is no intrinsic polarity to be overcome by the exogenous chemotactic signal and the cell can turn in any direction to respond to a gradient (Parent and Devreotes, 1999; Iijima et al., 2002). The presence of intrinsic polarity in carcinoma cells in tumors is correlated with the stable polarization of actin polymerization at one end of the cell only, resulting in polarized locomotion. In contrast, carcinoma cells in metastatic MTLn3 tumors are unpolarized except when they are near blood vessels where they become polarized toward the blood space (Shestakova et al 1999; Wyckoff et al., 2000a). These results suggest that cells that have proceeded through the epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) to the point where all remnants of the intrinsic cell polarity of the original epithelium are lost, such as MTLn3 cells, are more efficient at responding to external chemotactic signals and more attracted to blood vessels in the primary tumor.

A key difference between metastatic and non-metastatic cells that may explain the inverse correlation between intrinsic cell polarity and metastasis is loss of the ability by metastatic cells to localize mRNA and proteins that define cell polarity (Shestakova et al., 1999). The mechanism relating β-actin mRNA targeting to the leading edge and intrinsic cell polarity involves the localization of β-actin nucleation to the leading edge during motility. Disruption of mRNA targeting to the leading edge using oligonucleotides that disrupt the interaction between ZBP-1 and the targeting sequence in the mRNA, the zip-code, results in delocalization of mRNA and β-actin nucleation sites, and the disruption of cell polarity (Shestakova et al., 2001). Highly metastatic cells have lost the ability to target mRNA for β-actin, which may be required to maintain a localized supply of β-actin protein to support a stable leading edge in response to the activity of the minimum motility machine. Without a stable leading edge, the intrinsic polarity of the metastatic cell is lost and cell direction is determined by signals from blood vessels, resulting in chemotaxis toward blood vessels and intravasation (Wyckoff et al., 2000a; Condeelis and Segall, 2003). Molecular profiling of MTLn3 and MTC cells and tumors using both cDNA arrays and QRT-PCR demonstrates that non-metastatic MTC cells and tumors express much higher levels of ZBP-1 than the metastatic MTLn3 cells and tumors (Wang et al., 2002). Furthermore, in the present study, invasive tumor cells isolated from primary mammary tumors using chemotaxis express much lower levels of ZBP-1 than cells that remain behind in the primary tumor even though both cell populations were derived from the same progenitor MTLn3 cells (Table 2). Furthermore, as shown in the current study, invasive carcinoma cells expressing experimentally increased levels of ZBP-1 after transfection with ZBP-1 expression vectors exhibit decreased chemotaxis, and invasion into microneedles, and the tumors made from cell grafts of these ZBP-1 expressing cells are much less metastatic by several criteria.

The results reported here indicate that ZBP-1 is a ‘metastasis repressor’ and, together with mRNA targeting status and analysis of tumor cell polarity around blood vessels discussed above, might be used in prognosis and therapy.

In view of the above, it will be seen that the several advantages of the invention are achieved and other advantages attained.

As various changes could be made in the above methods and compositions without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description and shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

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SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE 1 ID Acc No Gene Description N/F ratio 1, 13, 7 AW554270 Hnrpu heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U 6.962446985 1, 15, 6 AW557056 ESTs 9.827643601 1, 20, 17 AW536795 Clk CDC-like kinase 2.522978124 1, 8, 19 AA404094 C11orf17 C11orf17 2.898634353 10, 10, 16 AW537281 ESTs 2.050253842 10, 11, 8 AW550681 ESTs 1.671987076 10, 12, 23 AA060863 Mus musculus TSC22-related inducible leucine zipper 1b (Tilz1b) mRNA, 2.567506201 complete cds 10, 14, 14 C87169 1.742126569 10, 14, 9 AW546455 ESTs, Moderately similar to nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 3.70859768 3 [H. sapiens] 10, 18, 7 AW553938 ESTs 1.784945891 10, 19, 13 AU023882 Brca2 breast cancer 2 2.117866055 10, 19, 8 AW551966 ESTs 1.693995246 10, 2, 11 AU015358 Ubl1a2- ubiquitin-like 1 (sentrin) activating enzyme subunit 2 5.365114455 pending 10, 2, 7 AW552108 ESTs, Highly Similar to SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE CYTOCHROME 2.657065897 B560 SUBUNIT PRECURSOR [Bos taurus] 10, 2, 9 AU042207 ESTs, Weakly similar to N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor glutamate-binding 3.272488788 chain [R. norvegicus] 10, 21, 7 AW554737 ESTs, Weakly similar to KIAA0512 protein [H. sapiens] 2.514867936 10, 22, 9 AW547900 ESTs 1.702197367 10, 23, 9 AW547928 ESTs 4.426096507 10, 3, 10 AU040764 ESTs 2.305827433 10, 3, 17 AW543960 EST 1.98385959 10, 3, 6 AW554947 ESTs, Highly similar to translation initiation factor IF2 [H. sapiens] 3.625644265 10, 6, 10 AU040830 ESTs, Weakly similar to 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L30A 4.091843934 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 10, 6, 16 AW537188 2.913554588 10, 6, 8 AW549332 ESTs 2.023735431 10, 8, 16 AW537237 Arl6ip ADP-ribosylation-like factor 6 interacting protein 3.427115027 10, 8, 21 AA240506 ESTs 1.723892614 10, 8, 26 AA386680 Kif5b kinesin family member 5B 2.130805311 10, 9, 18 AW538432 Rhoip3- Rho interacting protein 3 3.330216015 pending 11, 14, 15 C80446 ESTs 6.597732193 11, 15, 8 AW551715 2.618954202 11, 17, 9 AW547189 ESTs, Weakly similar to membrane glycoprotein [M. musculus] 1.872805389 11, 22, 18 AW543115 ESTs 3.005219811 11, 22, 7 AW555297 ESTs 2.16749597 11, 3, 7 AW552496 2.877924191 11, 3, 9 AU042851 2.235921475 11, 4, 12 AU018955 ESTs 2.195691464 11, 6, 22 AA138394 ESTs 2.169177669 11, 8, 10 AU043242 ESTs, Weakly similar to ORF YKR081c [S. cerevisiae] 2.340501043 12, 10, 18 AW538403 Mus musculus formin binding protein 11 (FBP11) mRNA, complete cds 3.04888214 12, 11, 10 AU043911 ESTs, Weakly similar to UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME 2.769540325 E2-17 KD 2 [Mus musculus] 12, 11, 6 AW555759 Phb prohibitin 2.761699761 12, 13, 18 AW538517 ESTs 4.507048384 12, 14, 3 AI448261 Mus musculus serine-threonine kinase receptor-associated protein mRNA, 1.962139554 complete cds 12, 15, 13 AU023751 ESTs, Highly similar to HPBRII-7 protein [H. sapiens] 5.426224824 12, 16, 17 AW545323 5.843973021 12, 16, 9 AW546487 Mns1 meiosis-specific nuclear structural protein 1 1.788191829 12, 18, 6 AW556673 Anxa7 annexin A7 2.036952459 12, 18, 9 AW547603 ESTs 3.808619679 12, 19, 6 AW556706 ESTs 3.094896437 12, 2, 11 AU015298 ESTs, Moderately similar to dJ30M3.3 [H. sapiens] 1.998244621 12, 20, 9 AW547693 ESTs 3.55440963 12, 21, 18 AW539791 ESTs, Weakly similar to coded for by C. elegans cDNAs GenBank: 6.21796016 [C. elegans] 12, 21, 7 AW554706 ESTs, Highly similar to hypothetical protein [H. sapiens] 2.357478513 12, 22, 18 AW539811 Cdc10 cell division cycle 10 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 3.902125311 12, 22, 7 AW554761 ESTs 2.541961009 12, 23, 7 AW554784 ESTs, Weakly similar to Cxorf5 [H. sapiens] 2.147980173 12, 3, 12 AU024765 4.02111663 12, 3, 18 AA529949 ESTs 2.027161144 12, 4, 10 AU040750 ESTs, Highly similar to VACUOLAR ASSEMBLY PROTEIN VPS41 1.766860604 HOMOLOG [H. sapiens] 12, 4, 3 AI427886 ESTs, Highly similar to RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB-28 [R. norvegicus] 2.694100196 12, 5, 16 AW537132 Gdap2 ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated-protein 2 3.002468515 12, 8, 19 AA285584 Mus musculus strain Swiss Webster/NIH actin-associated protein palladin 3.124624175 mRNA, partial cds 13, 15, 7 AW554567 Fkbp1a FK506 binding protein 1a (12 kDa) 2.653957746 13, 17, 7 AW554607 Ptk9r- related protein 2.088525057 pending 13, 18, 12 AU015048 ESTs 3.334654393 13, 2, 10 AU043380 ESTs, Highly similar to RER1 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 1.922629478 13, 2, 14 C85794 ESTs, Weakly similar to myelin transcription factor 1-like [M. musculus] 2.142786048 13, 2, 16 AW537070 ESTs 1.932096917 13, 20, 9 AW548914 Mus musculus receptor activity modifying protein 2 mRNA, complete cds 3.229667371 13, 21, 8 AW552636 1.651243516 13, 22, 16 C78511 Biklk Bcl2-interacting killer-like 2.2503145 13, 23, 8 AW552679 ESTs 2.162111394 13, 3, 10 AU043443 ESTs, Highly similar to TRAM PROTEIN [Canis familiaris] 4.011298228 13, 4, 7 AW553519 ESTs, Highly similar to DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE II 19 KD 1.727583809 POLYPEPTIDE [Glycine max] 13, 5, 11 AU016361 EST 2.107962946 14, 1, 3 AI429145 ESTs 4.812765403 14, 11, 12 AU020132 Odc ornithine decarboxylase, structural 2.890092488 14, 11, 18 AW538715 Ass1 arginosuccinate synthetase 1 4.609205297 14, 13, 12 AU020218 Zrf2 zuotin related factor 2 2.627413283 14, 14, 11 AU017036 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME 2.0788242 E2-17 KD 3 [Homo sapiens: Rattus norvegicus] 14, 14, 16 C76660 ESTs, Moderately similar to KIAA0663 protein [H. sapiens] 2.172287352 14, 15, 14 C87551 Eif4e-ps eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E 1.966834915 14, 15, 24 AA030786 ESTs 2.240373072 14, 18, 18 AW541471 Tfg Trk-fused gene 1.678687844 14, 20, 10 AU046294 Magoh mago-nashi homolog, proliferation-associated (Drosophila) 2.353138844 14, 20, 9 AW548203 ESTs 3.090924081 14, 22, 13 AU018430 ESTs 3.818903275 14, 7, 20 AA220617 Bak Bc12 homologous antagonist/killer 2.461291028 14, 8, 16 AW537454 ESTs 2.21447486 14, 9, 17 AW544435 2.000189626 15, 10, 13 AU023604 ESTs, Weakly similar to SEX-LETHAL PROTEIN, FEMALE-SPECIFIC 2.569110342 [Drosophila melanogaster] 15, 12, 18 AW539416 ESTs 2.348876157 15, 13, 24 AA031056 Mcmd5 mini chromosome maintenance deficient 5 (S. cerevisiae) 2.391689429 15, 14, 5 AI326287 ESTs, Highly similar to TUBULIN ALPHA-4 CHAIN [Gallus gallus] 2.054481753 15, 15, 18 AW539519 ESTs 2.341527019 15, 16, 18 AW539538 ESTs 2.611916565 15, 22, 17 AW536987 Snta1 syntrophin, acidic 1 2.464853599 15, 23, 14 AU022589 ESTs 1.824462022 15, 3, 12 AU019284 ESTs 2.059174381 15, 6, 15 C79548 ESTs 1.690129068 15, 6, 26 AA415370 ESTs 2.257900982 15, 9, 18 AW539347 ESTs 4.447072022 16, 10, 5 AI323620 Hkp1 House-keeping protein 1 1.640331493 16, 10, 6 AW555997 EST 1.630674405 16, 12, 18 AW538700 ESTs 2.617538557 16, 12, 24 AA027451 2.614310944 16, 13, 7 AW553990 ESTs 4.108364998 16, 14, 24 AA030061 2.621208402 16, 15, 11 AU017015 3.502797318 16, 15, 16 C76678 Mus musculus mRNA for Sid6061p, complete cds 3.720028548 16, 16, 14 C87531 ESTs 2.99145001 16, 17, 10 AU046028 ESTs, Moderately similar to RNA polymerase II transcription factor SIII p18 2.467860062 subunit [R. norvegicus] 16, 17, 15 C80210 ESTs 7.295687026 16, 17, 17 AW545676 ESTs 2.591383664 16, 18, 9 AW548061 ESTs, Weakly similar to unknown [C. elegans] 3.032513144 16, 19, 11 AU018045 3.219857865 16, 2, 12 AU018486 Ssb Sjogren syndrome antigen B 3.979536441 16, 20, 18 AW541494 Surf4 surfeit gene 4 3.591874393 16, 21, 10 AU041374 1.784477197 16, 21, 17 AW536576 Tex9 testis expressed gene 9 2.671550442 16, 23, 13 AU018409 ArhA Rho family GTpase 3.530268774 16, 3, 11 AU015646 Rex3 reduced expression 3 2.071644406 16, 4, 9 AU042578 2.015407334 16, 6, 14 C86226 5.44261442 16, 8, 14 C86301 ESTs 2.179294751 16, 8, 15 C79036 EST 3.875693403 16, 9, 14 C86367 ESTs, Weakly similar to BAT2 [M. musculus] 2.375988234 17, 17, 6 AW557130 Xist inactive X specific transcripts 1.697891896 17, 18, 8 AW551743 ESTs, Moderately similar to WD-REPEAT PROTEIN SAZD [H. sapiens] 1.807778023 17, 20, 14 C88038 1.808900725 17, 22, 6 AW558021 ESTs 2.219679067 17, 23, 18 AW543447 3.028866015 17, 6, 11 AU016133 ESTs, Weakly similar to MSSP [M. musculus] 2.213009807 18, 22, 6 AW557547 2.432430534 18, 7, 16 AW537221 Fgfrp fibroblast growth factor regulated protein 2.648558726 19, 1, 16 AW536849 Ccnb1-rs1 cyclin B1, related sequence 1 3.255108538 19, 10, 12 AU020382 6.589303975 19, 13, 12 AU020575 ESTs, Moderately similar to HYPOTHETICAL 27.1 KD PROTEIN CCE1- 2.037569931 CAP1 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 19, 14, 17 AW536101 Mus musculus mRNA for phosphorylated adaptor for RNA export (PHAX 3.313622909 gene) 19, 15, 24 AA030810 ESTs, Highly similar to AF161432_1 HSPC314 [H. sapiens] 2.043627079 19, 16, 17 AW536142 ESTs, Weakly similar to unknown [R. norvegicus] 1.981339461 19, 18, 6 AW557108 ESTs 1.981762536 19, 19, 18 AW542930 ESTs 1.953216474 19, 19, 8 AW552398 ESTs, Moderately similar to TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION 4.263787523 FACTOR TFIID 28 KD SUBUNIT [H. sapiens] 19, 20, 19 AA276043 Fbp1 fructose bisphosphatase 1 1.815207277 19, 22, 8 AW552461 ESTs, Weakly similar to SKD1 PROTEIN [Mus musculus] 1.629936776 19, 23, 15 C85347 5.69154099 19, 23, 9 AW548671 ESTs 1.881136659 19, 3, 26 AA388122 Mem3 Maternal embryonic message 3 2.374556107 19, 5, 15 C79184 Kpna2 karyopherin (importin) alpha 2 4.483193007 19, 5, 16 AW537587 4.458135946 19, 5, 8 AW549980 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2-17 KD 3.304680342 [Drospohila melanogaster] 19, 6, 25 W82690 ESTs 2.097848007 19, 7, 11 AU016110 Mus musculus heat shock protein (HSPC030) mRNA, complete cds 3.031383324 19, 7, 14 C86564 1.733344896 19, 8, 7 AW553398 EST 4.024687885 2, 1, 11 AU015271 ESTs 2.714478478 2, 10, 16 AW537279 Macs myristoylated alanine rich protein kinase C substrate 5.47595949 2, 13, 11 AU016670 ESTs 2.480538118 2, 14, 9 AW546453 ESTs 2.732905185 2, 15, 7 AW553809 Rnaseli ribonuclease L (2′,5′-oligoisoadenylate synthetase-dependent) inhibitor 3.127019793 2, 16, 12 AU021072 ESTs, Weakly similar to unknown [R. norvegicus] 3.691199965 2, 16, 13 AU023815 ESTs, Weakly similar to (defline not available 5901816) [D. melanogaster] 2.318446678 2, 21, 15 C81194 Hsp105 heat shock protein, 105 kDa 2.79345821 2, 22, 11 AU017931 ESTs, Highly similar to ALPHA-1,6-MANNOSYL-GLYCOPROTEIN BETA- 2.050617842 1,2-N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE [Rattus norvegicus] 2, 22, 18 AW540941 ESTs, Highly similar to CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIB 2.115484663 [Homo sapiens] 2, 22, 8 AW552025 ESTs 1.863596817 2, 23, 14 AU021850 Semcap2 semaF cytoplasmic domain associated protein 2 1.835494893 2, 3, 23 AA034561 Fen1 Flap structure specific endonuclease 1 2.587417174 2, 7, 11 AU015537 ESTs, Highly similar to H<BETA>58 PROTEIN [Mus musculus] 1.730063182 20, 1, 13 AU021834 ESTs 2.802694822 20, 10, 18 AW538407 Slc20a1 solute carrier family 20, member 1 2.767681717 20, 13, 14 C87110 ESTs 3.327762139 20, 16, 14 C87205 ESTs, Weakly similar to C44B9.1 [C. elegans] 3.701990317 20, 17, 13 AU023806 Rock1 Rho-associated coiled-coil forming kinase 1 2.714535436 20, 17, 17 AW545339 Ate1 arginine-tRNA-protein transferase 1 2.016693199 20, 17, 25 W87153 ESTs, Moderately similar to HYPOTHETICAL 21.5 KD PROTEIN 1.928120788 C08B11.9 IN CHROMOSOME II [Caenorhabditis elegans] 20, 18, 12 AU021126 ESTs 4.030388791 20, 18, 17 AW536320 Orc4 origin recognition complex, subunit 4 2.55331517 20, 18, 8 AW550920 ESTs 3.16437003 20, 18, 9 AW547604 ESTs, Weakly similar to ORF YOL071w [S. cerevisiae] 2.704938801 20, 19, 19 AA066250 ESTs, Weakly similar to BC-2 protein [H. sapiens] 3.430116366 20, 19, 8 AW551944 ESTs, Highly similar to Similar to D. melanogaster parallel sister chromatids 2.767267283 protein [H. sapiens] 20, 2, 26 AA413090 ESTs, Moderately similar to unknown protein IT12 [H. sapiens] 2.08408988 20, 20, 8 AW551959 Cul1 cullin 1 3.040828115 20, 21, 19 AA068436 ESTs, Highly similar to unknown [R. norvegicus] 5.647684222 20, 22, 7 AW554765 ESTs, Moderately similar to tpr protein [H. sapiens] 2.231202975 20, 23, 14 AU021819 Top1 topoisomerase (DNA) I 3.548400292 20, 3, 3 AI427786 EST 2.055546444 20, 3, 5 AW557661 Taldo1 transaldolase 1 3.573769539 20, 6, 22 AA154465 ESTs, Highly similar to similar to human DNA-binding protein 5. [H. sapiens] 3.125092795 20, 6, 8 AW549269 ESTs 2.555555862 20, 7, 13 AU022791 3.776946978 20, 7, 15 C78755 ESTs 3.382550001 20, 7, 16 AW537202 Dhfr dihydrofolate reductase 2.653293004 20, 9, 11 AU016480 ESTs, Highly similar to 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S25 [Homo sapiens] 2.434092714 [Rattus norvegicus] 20, 9, 17 AW544140 D10Wsu52e DNA segment, Chr 10, Wayne State University 52, expressed 4.683018189 20, 9, 9 AU042440 ESTs, Weakly similar to BRAIN SPECIFIC POLYPEPTIDE PEP-19 3.114535048 [Rattus norvegicus: Mus musculus] 21, 1, 9 AU042135 ESTs, Moderately similar to protocadherin-3 [R. norvegicus] 2.539044703 21, 16, 17 AW536295 1.819211222 22, 1, 8 AW548397 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL: T01421 comes from this gene 2.636437564 [C. elegans] 22, 12, 14 C86478 7.930960547 22, 14, 9 AW546813 EST 1.540520248 22, 16, 23 AA073695 Mea1 male enhanced antigen 1 3.681248673 22, 23, 18 AW542425 ESTs 3.112255862 22, 9, 17 AW544437 ESTs 2.28118451 23, 1, 6 AW555565 Zyx zyxin 2.929015914 23, 1, 7 AW552671 ESTs 1.800668505 23, 1, 8 AW549119 RIE2 RIE2 protein 2.108802 23, 11, 7 AW553643 ESTs, Highly similar to LZIP-1 and LZIP-2 [M. musculus] 1.727602528 23, 12, 10 AU045213 ESTs 1.57541576 23, 12, 15 C80749 ESTs 2.025627005 23, 12, 17 AW536194 ESTs, Highly similar to CGI-35 protein [H. sapiens] 5.045862039 23, 12, 6 AW556475 ESTs 2.718743502 23, 14, 13 AU024490 ESTs, Highly similar to PROTEIN TRANSLATION FACTOR SUI1 6.646581144 HOMOLOG [Anonpheles gambiae] 23, 14, 26 AA052404 CRIPT CRIPT protein 2.318310231 23, 16, 15 C80954 2.051583281 23, 16, 25 W97837 D10Ertd322e DNA segment, Chr 10, ERATO Doi 322, expressed 2.494826439 23, 18, 22 AA183803 ESTs, Weakly similar to envelope polyprotein [M. musculus] 1.732688267 23, 2, 12 AU019219 EST 2.108230415 23, 2, 16 AW537048 Ets2 E26 avian leukemia oncogena 2,3′ domain 3.325078728 23, 2, 7 AW552709 Mus musculus brain protein 44-like protein (Brp441) mRNA, complete cds 2.521723313 23, 20, 14 C88330 ESTs, Weakly similar to weak similarity to the yeast SSM4 protein 2.282437195 [C. elegans] 23, 20, 17 AW536945 ESTs, Weakly similar to female sterile homeotic-related protein Frg-1 3.37311499 [M. musculus] 23, 21, 10 AU042018 ESTs 3.02452904 23, 22, 16 C78481 Eif3 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 5.424426041 23, 23, 17 AW537006 ESTs 1.696593042 23, 4, 6 AW555631 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE RECEPTOR PROTEIN [Homo sapiens] 2.488892742 23, 5, 15 C79506 2.420211405 23, 5, 9 AW545976 Cops7a COP9 (constitutive photomorphogenic), subunit 7a (Arabidopsis) 2.297823068 23, 6, 16 AW537694 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 109.5 KD PROTEIN IN 4.238918085 PPA1-DAP2 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 23, 7, 3 AI426727 ESTs, Weakly similar to 5′-AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE, 2.617120238 GAMMA-1 SUBUNIT [M. musculus] 23, 7, 6 AW556339 ESTs, Highly similar to RN protein [R. norvegicus] 2.311016095 23, 8, 11 AU017390 ESTs 1.802786179 23, 8, 14 C86919 4.016889422 23, 8, 24 AA017991 ESTs 2.483412396 24, 1, 14 C85101 ESTs 1.527940385 24, 1, 7 AW552230 ESTs 2.376848943 24, 12, 7 AW553979 ESTs, Highly similar to TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE JAK1 2.11242201 [Homo sapiens] 24, 14, 7 AW554059 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 15.9 KD PROTEIN IN 2.945086458 GLNA-FDHE INTERGENIC REGION [Escherichia coli] 24, 17, 11 AU017987 ESTs, Weakly similar to NADH-CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE 2.016928064 [R. norvegicus] 24, 18, 11 AU018029 ESTs, Highly similar to cbp146 [M. musculus] 3.428043044 24, 18, 19 AA080156 Kap kidney androgen regulated protein 3.158901378 24, 22, 25 AA000038 Usp23 ubiquitin specific protease 23 3.137407556 24, 3, 13 AU022218 Ptp4a1 protein tyrosine phosphatase 4a1 2.459877353 24, 5, 14 C86208 ESTs 4.60351847 24, 5, 16 AW537358 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST yk338g10.5 comes from this gene 4.424107656 [C. elegans] 24, 7, 24 AA013832 Clpx caseinolytic protease X (E. coli) 3.183287717 24, 8, 16 AW537419 ESTs 2.296850796 24, 9, 21 AA209964 D11Moh34 DNA segment, Chr 11, KL Mohlke 34 7.590178566 25, 18, 17 AW536755 ESTs, Highly similar to similar to nuclear domain 10 protein NDP52 7.509323804 [H. sapiens] 25, 19, 8 AW552431 Scp2 sterol carrier protein 2, liver 4.818202195 25, 22, 7 AW555335 2.161464496 26, 10, 9 AW546296 ESTs 2.764721009 26, 19, 16 C77513 ESTs, Highly similar to GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING PROTEIN 1.935966462 G(I)/G(S)/G(O) GAMMA-5 SUBUNIT [Bos taurus; Rattus norvegicus] 26, 19, 8 AW551969 Prtb proline rich protein expressed in brain 3.399624829 26, 20, 9 AW547818 Fmr1 fragile X mental retardation syndrome 1 homolog 3.184148074 26, 21, 24 AA031120 Psma1 proteasome (prosome, macropain) subunit, alpha type 1 2.663765326 26, 8, 17 AW544153 ESTs 1.877502862 27, 1, 17 AW543439 Fkbp4 FK506 binding protein 4 (59 kDa) 3.254740967 27, 10, 15 C79409 1.66090225 27, 10, 16 AW537744 Mus musculus protein inhibitor of activated STAT protein PIAS1 mRNA, 2.159440423 complete cds 27, 10, 17 AW545798 D13Abb1e DNA segment, Chr 13, Abbott 1 expressed 1.779679579 27, 11, 12 AU020432 ESTs 2.383793282 27, 11, 20 AA265845 Mus musculus mRNA for heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H 2.185702249 27, 12, 14 C86757 ESTs 1.706875968 27, 12, 26 W36917 D17Wsu155e DNA segment, Chr 17, Wayne State University 155, expressed 1.967356236 27, 13, 17 AW536071 2.574043367 27, 15, 14 C87823 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL:T01156 comes from this gene 2.446705774 [C. elegans] 27, 15, 7 AW554328 ESTs, Highly similar to RSP5 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 3.913617092 27, 17, 9 AW547193 2.222157441 27, 18, 19 AA403949 Capn12 calpain 12 2.38344367 27, 18, 6 AW557115 3.252730213 27, 2, 8 AW548748 ESTs, Weakly similar to proline-rich protein [M. musculus] 2.840416615 27, 20, 16 C78065 ESTs 1.707168222 27, 20, 18 AW542945 ESTs 1.832348729 27, 21, 18 AW543112 1.910260087 27, 23, 4 AI426498 Mus musculus radio-resistance/chemo-resistance/cell cycle checkpoint 4.007328711 control protein (Rad9) mRNA, complete cds 27, 4, 15 C79174 ESTs 4.058936269 27, 6, 12 AU019031 Hist4 histone 4 protein 2.341178338 27, 6, 26 AA415519 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 40.4 KD PROTEIN R06F6.5 IN 2.101349422 CHROMOSOME II [Caenorhabditis elegans] 27, 7, 21 AA189879 ESTs, Weakly similar to similar to Zinc finger, C2H2 type [C. elegans] 1.878407963 27, 8, 23 AA057995 ESTs, Moderately similar to AF151892_1 CGI-134 protein [H. sapiens] 2.147568646 27, 8, 25 W81857 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 39.7 KD PROTEIN C34E10.2 IN 2.458320944 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] 27, 9, 16 AW537685 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 83.2 KD PROTEIN IN 2.342999287 CHA1-APA1/DTP INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 27, 9, 17 AW544704 ESTs, Weakly similar to CGI-90 protein [H. sapiens] 1.864913487 27, 9, 26 W14928 Smpd1 Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1, acid lysosomal 2.035892157 28, 11, 23 AA051256 Cbx5 chromobox homolog 5 (Drosophila HP1a) 1.994358091 28, 12, 18 AW538480 ESTs, Moderately similar to serine proteinase inhibitor 6 [M. musculus] 4.92457718 28, 17, 14 C87270 ESTs 2.583812733 28, 17, 5 AI327096 Mus musculus neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) mRNA, complete cds 4.676318103 28, 18, 17 AW536321 ESTs 1.679945548 28, 19, 6 AW556708 ESTs 1.426373054 28, 19, 7 AW553932 EST 1.637328157 28, 21, 12 AU021314 Mus musculus KOI-4 gene, partial cds 3.064952305 28, 22, 19 AA068665 ESTs, Weakly similar to AF152841_1 polymyositis scleroderma overlap 3.05957507 syndrome [M. musculus] 28, 23, 12 AU015222 ESTs 2.795922775 28, 23, 9 AW547880 3.239702305 28, 4, 17 AW543978 ESTs 3.969831883 28, 6, 10 AU040813 ESTs, Weakly similar to T23G11.9 [C. elegans] 2.309549316 28, 6, 2 AI449074 ESTs 4.497049697 28, 7, 7 AW552851 ESTs 2.139124061 28, 9, 18 AW538390 1.833998742 29, 10, 18 AW539386 ESTs 7.008050386 29, 10, 9 AW547284 ESTs, Weakly similar to PYRROLINE-5-CARBOXYLATE REDUCTASE 2.049181802 [Glycine max] 29, 11, 13 AU023662 20.59840816 29, 14, 17 AW536258 Tpp2 tripeptidyl peptidase II 1.835506405 29, 15, 4 AI427491 ESTs, Highly similar to PROBABLE UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL 2.394177647 HYDROLASE [Homo sapiens] 29, 18, 10 AU041939 Mus musculus TBX1 protein mRNA, complete cds 2.221932511 29, 19, 15 C81124 Hsp60 heat shock protein, 60 kDa 1.968544873 29, 20, 10 AU042003 2.441024607 29, 3, 10 AU043450 Msh2 mutS homolog 2 (E. coli) 2.659901068 3, 1, 10 AU041246 ESTs, Highly similar to 26S PROTEASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 4 7.575991278 HOMOLOG [Schizasaccharomyces pombe] 3, 1, 17 AW543415 Mus musculus secretory carrier membrane protein 4 mRNA, complete cds 3.643663528 3, 11, 17 AW545809 Mdu1 antigen identified by monoclonal antibodies 4F2 1.791428539 3, 13, 16 C76908 6.203526972 3, 13, 17 AW536067 Aop2 anti-oxidant protein 2 2.425678079 3, 13, 7 AW554240 ESTs, Highly similar to OLIGOSACCHARYL TRANSFERASE STT3 2.752467221 SUBUNIT HOMOLOG [Caenorhabditis elegans] 3, 14, 10 AU044892 ESTs 1.705319286 3, 14, 24 AA030271 ESTs 2.483517776 3, 14, 6 AW556999 ESTs, Moderately similar to hypothetical protein [H. sapiens] 2.840617772 3, 15, 15 C80485 Zfr zinc finger RNA binding protein 4.204981315 3, 17, 20 AA260352 Mus musculus cerebellar postnatal development protein-1 (Cpd1) mRNA, 3.268033947 partial cds 3, 18, 9 AW548431 ESTs, Highly similar to CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIIB 4.009096262 PRECURSOR [Homo sapiens] 3, 19, 18 AW542927 Bcap31 B-cell receptor-associated protein 31 5.066787673 3, 19, 6 AW557152 ESTs, Highly similar to spliceosomal protein SAP 155 [H. sapiens] 2.706136493 3, 19, 9 AW548470 ESTs 12.88458118 3, 2, 11 AU015947 ESTs 1.788247928 3, 20, 8 AW552411 Ech1 enoyl coenzyme A hydratase 1, peroxisomal 2.315044879 3, 23, 12 AU015879 Mus musculus LIM-kinase1 (Limk1) gene, complete cds; Wbscr1 (Wbscr1) 3.239108652 gene, alternative splice products, complete cds; and replication factor C, 40kDa subunit (Rfc2) gene, complete cds 3, 3, 12 AU018928 ESTs, Highly similar to TRAF4-associated factor 2 [H. sapiens] 5.510048965 3, 4, 11 AU016022 Anxa4 annexin A4 3.448280131 3, 4, 12 AU018954 3.272069232 3, 5, 26 AA413831 LOC56463 p100 co-activator 7.850930684 3, 5, 5 AW558170 ESTs 1.841319116 3, 6, 22 AA172774 D16Wsu83e DNA segment, Chr 16, Wayne State University 83, expressed 7.71686883 3, 6, 24 AA015136 LOC56046 hypothetical protein 3.596271768 3, 6, 26 AA422809 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0368 [H. sapiens] 4.173186503 3, 7, 8 AW550056 ESTs 5.478942934 3, 9, 2 AI666581 RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE II ALPHA 1 2.016029612 30, 1, 11 AU015616 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST yk338f6.5 comes from this gene [C. el 2.330288731 [C. elegans] 30, 1, 14 C85143 2.940279646 30, 1, 16 AW536713 ESTs 2.28356006 30, 10, 5 AI893564 Anx5 Annexin V 2.032674021 30, 11, 7 AW553280 Itgb1 integrin beta 1 (fibronectin receptor beta) 2.003708956 30, 12, 14 C86480 Plp proteolipid protein (myelin) 2.746027119 30, 14, 12 AU020233 Arf1 ADP-ribosylation factor 1 3.991526009 30, 16, 12 AU021489 Omd osteomodulin 2.593848954 30, 16, 16 C76750 Hnrpa1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 4.582363217 30, 19, 14 C87694 ESTs, Weakly similar to acid ceramidase [M. musculus] 1.879731613 30, 2, 15 C78024 1.973706153 30, 2, 19 AA472933 ESTs, Highly similar to unknown [H. sapiens] 2.602536474 30, 20, 8 AW552159 Atp2a2 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, cardiac muscle, slow twitch 2 2.409551934 30, 21, 11 AU018151 ESTs 1.913900772 30, 21, 19 AA068842 Ubc2e ubiquitin conjugating enzyme 2e 2.435798543 30, 22, 15 C85070 ESTs 2.177609374 30, 22, 8 AW552205 Zfp101 zinc finger protein 101 1.845671095 30, 23, 9 AW548330 ESTs, Moderately similar to NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE 2.646892785 CHAIN 2 [Mus musculus] 30, 3, 14 C85216 48.97196172 30, 3, 16 AW537334 ESTs, Weakly similar to signal recognition particle 54K protein [M. musculus] 2.647412355 30, 5, 7 AW553103 ESTs, Weakly similar to es 64 [M. musculus] 2.470432192 30, 7, 16 AW537446 Tcea1 transcription elongation factor A (SII), 1 3.353756593 30, 9, 13 AU023128 ESTs, Highly similar to CAMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE TYPE I- 2.971627282 ALPHA REGULATORY CHAIN [Homo sapiens] 31, 1, 5 AW558291 ESTs 2.31484213 31, 1, 7 AW552672 Btd biotinidase 1.873607374 31, 1, 8 AW549121 Hmg14 high mobility group protein 14 5.305166988 31, 11, 7 AW553645 Slc12a2 solute carrier family 12, member 2 5.209225843 31, 12, 7 AW554493 2.108393101 31, 12, 9 AW547310 ESTs 2.724827548 31, 13, 8 AW551817 Madh4 MAD homolog 4 (Drosophila) 2.757229361 31, 14, 15 C80862 ESTs, Moderately similar to (defline not available 5931553) [M. musculus] 3.090776963 31, 14, 18 AW539487 Pabpc1 poly A binding protein, cytoplasmic 1 3.2298131 31, 15, 24 AA030846 Coq7 demethyl-Q 7 2.013748884 31, 18, 10 AU041887 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 30.3 KD PROTEIN IN 5.573324729 APE1/LAP4-CWP1 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 31, 18, 8 AW551918 Ube2i ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2I 3.500959948 31, 2, 8 AW548978 3.416858729 31, 22, 14 AU022550 ESTs 2.059326983 31, 3, 11 AU016270 ESTs, Highly similar to CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES REGULATORY 3.395812648 SUBUNIT 2 [Homo sapiens] 31, 6, 26 AA414612 Cappa1 capping protein alpha 1 4.335956318 31, 8, 12 AU020667 Uchl3 ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L3 (ubiquitin thiolesterase) 3.225200079 31, 8, 13 AU023550 Fin14 fibroblast growth factor inducible 14 2.195941034 31, 8, 20 AA272115 ESTs 2.392741899 31, 9, 7 AW553602 ESTs, Weakly similar to (defline not available 6016842) [M. musculus] 2.285573594 32, 10, 13 AU023139 ESTs, Weakly similar to natural killer cell tumor-recognition protein 2.061470989 [M. musculus] 32, 18, 17 AW536519 ESTs, Weakly similar to lens epithelium-derived growth factor [H. sapiens] 2.623225239 32, 21, 11 AU018130 ESTs, Weakly similar to cholesterol 25-hydroxylase [M. musculus] 6.335735765 32, 23, 6 AW557836 ESTs 8.740904908 32, 9, 16 AW537469 ESTs, Moderately similar to BB1 2.052267636 33, 11, 19 AA423209 Psme3 Proteaseome (prosome, macropain) 28 subunit, 3 2.222939666 33, 15, 17 AW536140 Hsp86-1 heat shock protein, 86 kDa 1 3.220069536 33, 15, 7 AW554376 Dlgh1 discs, large homolog 1 (Drosophila) 3.049574352 33, 18, 15 C80708 ESTs, Weakly similar to 62D9.a [D. melanogaster] 2.119484585 33, 18, 18 AW542919 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0398 [H. sapiens] 2.049586337 33, 19, 14 C88028 ESTs, Highly similar to small membrane protein 1 [H. sapiens] 3.66566524 33, 2, 8 AW548794 ESTs 1.861249227 33, 21, 5 AI327246 ESTs, Weakly similar to titin [M. musculus] 3.507243434 33, 3, 8 AW549937 Hdac2 histone deacetylase 2 2.292864895 33, 6, 11 AU016137 Fth ferritin heavy chain 2.464959455 33, 6, 8 AW550050 4.277912854 33, 8, 15 C79363 Mus musculus hsp40 mRNA for heat shock protein 40, complete cds 1.623760717 33, 9, 18 AW538992 Mus musculus mRNA for 26S proteasome non-ATPase subunit 4.76789816 34, 10, 14 C86107 Actn3 actinin alpha 3 2.520902204 34, 13, 17 AW545272 1.647750981 34, 18, 18 AW539649 ESTs, Highly similar to DEK PROTEIN [Homo sapiens] 2.542495091 34, 18, 20 AA266868 ESTs, Highly similar to RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE [Homo sapiens] 2.364627315 34, 2, 14 C81381 ESTs, Weakly similar to BcDNA.GH03108 [D. melanogaster] 2.2321414 34, 2, 15 C77692 EST 2.004659901 34, 2, 26 AA543829 ESTs, Weakly similar to CG17593 gene product [D. melanogaster] 1.770333636 34, 21, 8 AW552022 Nudt5 nudix (nucleoside diphosphate linked moiety X)-type motif 5 2.155260382 34, 23, 21 AA213017 Fmo3 flavin containing monooxygenase 3 1.940084944 34, 6, 9 AU042383 ESTs 2.922097599 35, 11, 17 AW545818 ESTs, Weakly similar to /prediction 3.339835947 35, 13, 14 C87726 Mus musculus mitotic checkpoint component Mad2 mRNA, complete cds 2.391344308 35, 4, 15 C79176 ESTs, Weakly similar to TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE JAK3 [M. musculus] 2.826660135 35, 8, 9 AU043040 2.289264614 36, 12, 7 AW553719 ESTs 2.383654235 36, 12, 9 AW546347 Mus musculus geminin mRNA, complete cds 2.181899423 36, 15, 12 AU021009 Mus musculus cleavage and polyadenylation specificity factor 73 kDa 1.731270685 subunit mRNA, complete cds 36, 16, 3 AI451984 Prim1 DNA primase, p49 subunit 2.250302092 36, 2, 8 AW548009 ESTs, Highly similar to PTD014 [H. sapiens] 2.346432008 36, 3, 16 AW537083 ESTs, Highly similar to cellular apoptosis susceptibilty protein [H. sapiens] 2.766532496 36, 3, 8 AW549140 ESTs, Weakly similar to Peter Pan [D. melanogaster] 2.379705926 36, 4, 11 AU015435 ESTs 2.654766001 36, 5, 10 AU040801 ESTs, Highly similar to rer [M. musculus] 3.236111635 36, 5, 25 W62229 Ube1c ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1C 5.477163155 37, 11, 18 AW539443 4.636199091 37, 12, 6 AW556511 ESTs 1.84141389 37, 14, 12 AU020998 Plat plasminogen activator, tissue 2.599921486 37, 14, 2 AI451597 EST 2.740582523 37, 16, 6 AW557336 Vti1b-pending vesicle transport through interaction with t-SNAREs 1b homolog 1.877835528 37, 17, 18 AW543524 Ghrh growth hormone releasing hormone 3.731298401 37, 7, 11 AU016461 Ssfa1 sperm specific antigen 1 2.512128647 37, 8, 14 C86958 ESTs 2.444945562 37, 8, 22 AA161815 ESTs 4.123898045 38, 1, 5 AW557863 ESTs 2.491298002 38, 18, 14 C87642 ESTs, Weakly similar to coded for by C. elegans cDNAs GenBank: M88869 1.869067234 and T01933 [C. elegans] 38, 20, 12 AU021687 ESTs 1.803038147 38, 20, 2 AI464450 ESTs 2.204202038 38, 3, 5 AW557915 Ezh1 enhancer of zeste homolog 1 (Drosophila) 2.416855801 38, 3, 7 AW552394 ESTs 2.487914695 38, 4, 9 AU042629 ESTs 2.392060207 38, 5, 12 AU018693 1.983728331 38, 5, 5 AW557968 EST 3.514174584 39, 12, 20 AA265633 ESTs 3.087599296 39, 14, 25 W97741 1.867206344 39, 15, 18 AW539528 D13Wsu177e DNA segment, Chr 13, Wayne State University 177, expressed 1.970460782 39, 19, 17 AW536910 ESTs, Moderately similar to chromosome-associated protein-E [H. sapiens 2.365185976 39, 19, 18 AW543636 Anxa5 annexin A5 2.471442908 39, 21, 3 AI447815 ESTs, Moderately similar to LUTHERAN BLOOD GROUP 2.20379027 GLYCOPROTEIN PRECURSOR [H. sapiens] 39, 4, 17 AW544818 Rab18 RAB18, member RAS oncogene family 3.109347054 39, 7, 24 AA014196 Glud Glutamate dehydrogenase 3.238249096 39, 8, 24 AA020034 ESTs, Weakly similar to cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1 2.376903716 [H. sapiens] 4, 1, 10 AU040633 6.851119345 4, 1, 5 AW557574 Lrpap1 low density lipoprotein receptor related protein, associated protein 1 3.789636371 4, 10, 17 AW545006 Psmb1 proteasome (prosome, macropain) subunit, beta type 1 4.277781412 4, 10, 8 AW549474 ESTs, Moderately similar to unknown [H. sapiens] 3.314824736 4, 11, 17 AW545119 ESTs 7.994504577 4, 11, 18 AW538456 ESTs 1.80382642 4, 11, 6 AW555755 ESTs 2.562143842 4, 12, 18 AW538474 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN 2.247826338 KINASE A [Trypanosoma brucei brucei] 4, 12, 7 AW553714 Tlk Tousled-like kinase (Arabidopsis) 2.510671023 4, 13, 17 AW545033 ESTs, Moderately similar to KIAA0007 [H. sapiens] 5.424290287 4, 15, 9 AW546427 ESTs, Highly similar to RAS-LIKE PROTEIN TC21 [Homo sapiens] 2.78308135 4, 16, 25 W83959 ESTs 3.01450973 4, 18, 10 AU045568 ESTs, Weakly similar to IgG Fc binding protein [M. musculus] 3.362501582 4, 18, 18 AW539607 ESTs, Weakly similar to All-1 protein +GTE form [M. musculus] 3.099324211 4, 2, 26 AA545607 Mtf2 metal response element binding transcription factor 2 3.777112474 4, 20, 11 AU017822 ESTs, Weakly similar to NSP-like 1 [M. musculus] 3.226784472 4, 21, 14 AU021740 ESTs, Weakly similar to POSSIBLE GLOBAL TRANSCRIPTION 4.128979953 ACTIVATOR SNF2L [Caenorhabditis elegans] 4, 23, 11 AU017911 ESTs, Weakly similar to implantation-associated protein [R. norvegicus] 1.976753477 4, 3, 5 AW557657 Idh1 Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (NADP+), soluble 8.106563202 4, 4, 23 AA041834 Tk1 Thymidine kinase 1 8.480042707 4, 4, 6 AW554926 ESTs, Highly similar to PTB-ASSOCIATED SPLICING FACTOR 4.181277703 [Homo sapiens] 4, 6, 17 AW544040 ESTs 5.628414012 4, 6, 21 AA208818 Fxr1h fragile X mental retardation gene, autosomal homolog 2.574882839 40, 12, 18 AW538705 3.202681524 40, 13, 8 AW551167 ESTs 2.085037733 40, 14, 18 AW538766 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL UOG-1 PROTEIN [M. musculus] 2.625140435 40, 17, 11 AU017992 Ktn1 kinectin 1 1.910629157 40, 2, 16 AW536696 Ndufv1 NADH dehydrogenase flavoprotein 1 3.16947838 40, 22, 12 AU014587 ESTs, Highly similar to POLYADENYLATE-BINDING PROTEIN [Xenopu 2.983364731 [Xenopus laevis] 40, 23, 18 AW542401 ESTs 4.622707745 40, 4, 26 AA473234 ESTs 1.879559343 40, 5, 13 AU022276 Ask-pending activator of S phase kinase 1.801825864 40, 7, 22 AA154888 2.045741456 41, 10, 13 AU023417 Xnp X-linked nuclear protein 2.30515632 41, 10, 17 AW545835 Mus musculus Smt3A protein mRNA, complete cds 4.7826417 41, 13, 10 AU044944 Rab11a RAB11a, member RAS oncogene family 3.257027215 41, 14, 10 AU044964 2.561072945 41, 15, 7 AW554377 ESTs 3.210449861 41, 18, 18 AW542924 ESTs, Highly similar to hSgt1p [H. sapiens] 1.661318391 41, 19, 8 AW552438 ESTs, Moderately similar to (defline not available 5714400) [M. musculus] 2.084900792 41, 23, 17 AW536843 Cct4 chaperonin subunit 4 (delta) 2.060855635 41, 3, 16 AW537566 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN C22G7.01C IN 4.125279614 CHROMOSOME I [Schizosaccaharomyces pombe] 41, 6, 17 AW544660 ESTs 1.666988225 41, 6, 26 AA422973 ESTs, Moderately similar to AF161556_1 HSPC071 [H. sapiens] 2.652581493 41, 7, 26 AA465980 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 51.6 KD PROTEIN F59B2.5 IN 4.083961131 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] 41, 8, 26 AA413694 Rab7 RAB7, member RAS oncogene family 2.948415605 41, 9, 11 AU017162 Rpl5 ribosomal protein L5 1.694246937 42, 1, 11 AU015293 ESTs 2.490522603 42, 11, 18 AW538500 2.199109471 42, 11, 9 AW546328 1.838459869 42, 14, 7 AW553808 ESTs, Weakly similar to (defline not available 5579011) [M. musculus] 1.766528451 42, 16, 16 C76345 1.894584674 42, 18, 17 AW536342 ESTs, Weakly similar to RSP-1 PROTEIN [Mus musculus] 2.542866132 42, 18, 19 AA105717 Ddx20 DEAD/H (Asp-Glu-Ala-Asp/His) box polypeptide 20 1.909088139 42, 19, 17 AW536359 ESTs, Highly similar to UNR PROTEIN [Rattus norvegicus] 4.798453644 42, 2, 8 AW548051 ESTs 2.874137372 42, 21, 2 AI465270 ESTs 1.931439126 42, 22, 17 AW536450 ESTs 2.60324142 42, 22, 6 AW557553 ESTs 4.423763724 42, 23, 18 AW541003 ESTs 2.283016335 42, 23, 9 AW547945 ESTs, Weakly similar to ZIP-kinase [M. musculus] 3.234869937 42, 5, 11 AU015486 Cappa2 capping protein alpha 2 3.894401118 42, 6, 17 AW544098 ESTs 1.800285186 42, 6, 25 W67062 ESTs, Weakly similar to CST1_HUMAN CLEAVAGE STIMULATION 3.272511033 FACTOR, 50 KD SUBUNIT [H. sapiens] 42, 6, 26 AA467238 ESTs, Moderately similar to AF155107_1 NY-REN-37 antigen [H. sapiens] 2.025843113 43, 14, 24 AA024255 Slc22a5 solute carrier family 22 (organic cation transporter), member 5 1.880231831 43, 15, 19 AA396298 Mus musculus mRNA for RNase 4, complete cds 3.470957341 43, 15, 9 AW547111 Myhca myosin heavy chain, cardiac muscle, adult 3.155653539 43, 16, 4 AI431019 ESTs 3.158363336 43, 18, 6 AW557123 Dok1 downstream of tyrosine kinase 1 1.906960586 43, 19, 14 C87993 Mtf1 metal response element binding transcription factor 1 1.998123193 43, 20, 14 C88019 EST 2.320518989 43, 22, 15 C85340 ESTs 2.94188799 43, 22, 17 AW536816 ESTs, Weakly similar to ZW10 interactor Zwint [H. sapiens] 3.211073781 43, 23, 18 AW543413 ESTs 2.826341304 43, 23, 8 AW552337 ESTs, Highly similar to RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB-6 [Homo sapiens] 2.641220499 43, 5, 22 AA162800 Cul3 cullin 3 4.189740174 44, 14, 13 AU023746 Tacc3 transforming, acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3 4.176773893 44, 2, 16 AW536480 ESTs 2.67138219 44, 22, 17 AW536428 ESTs, Moderately similar to BLEOMYCIN HYDROLASE 2.170625189 [Oryctolagus cuniculus] 44, 6, 16 AW537169 ESTs, Weakly similar to misato [D. melanogaster] 3.140606246 45, 1, 8 AW549019 ESTs 2.220328696 45, 10, 17 AW536183 Cct3 chaperonin subunit 3 (gamma) 2.05541031 45, 13, 11 AU017619 Ak3 adenylate kinase 3 3.186508194 45, 18, 17 AW536926 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0601 protein [H. sapiens] 2.282157312 45, 4, 10 AU043481 ESTs 3.309811859 45, 4, 11 AU016359 ESTs, Weakly similar to G PROTEIN PATHWAY SUPPRESSOR 1 1.949742502 [R. norvegicus] 45, 7, 14 C86941 15.31639347 45, 7, 6 AW556373 ESTs, Highly similar to HAM1 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.228965982 45, 7, 9 AW546162 ESTs, Weakly similar to CARG-BINDING FACTOR-A [M. musculus] 2.189482216 45, 9, 18 AW539377 2.065750725 45, 9, 9 AW546244 ESTs, Weakly similar to G protein-coupled receptor kinase 6, splice variant 1.671515989 A [M. musculus] 46, 10, 5 AI573427 Catnb Catenin beta 2.08164667 46, 10, 6 AW556036 ESTs, Weakly similar to Weak similarity in middle of protein to HIV-1 TAT 1.693522568 protein [S. cerevisiae] 46, 14, 10 AU044566 ESTs, Highly similar to VACUOLAR ATP SYNTHASE SUBUNIT D 2.897417571 [Bos taurus] 46, 16, 11 AU018011 Mus musculus truncated SON protein (Son) mRNA, complete cds 2.729861304 46, 16, 18 AW538862 ESTs, Weakly similar to P9513.2 gene product [S. cerevisiae] 3.054927766 46, 17, 18 AW541468 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 64.5 KD PROTEIN ZK652.9 IN 2.985037992 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] 46, 2, 12 AU018547 EST, Weakly similar to NaPi-2 beta [R. norvegicus] 2.580324249 46, 2, 16 AW536727 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 18.5 KD PROTEIN C12G12.05 2.254945336 IN CHROMOSOME I [Schizosaccaromyces pombe] 46, 20, 7 AW555047 Mus musculus major histocompatibility complex region NG27, NG28, 3.290258007 RPS28, NADH oxireductase, NG29, KIFC1, Fas-binding protein, BING1, tapasin, RalGDS-like, KE2, BING4, beta 1,3-galactosyl transferase, and RPS18 genes, complete cds: Sacm21 gene, partial cd 46, 22, 3 AI447150 Mus musculus insulin-like growth factor I receptor mRNA, complete cds 1.805486723 46, 22, 9 AW548322 Pctk1 PCTAIRE-motif protein kinase 1 12.057525 47, 1, 13 AU022611 2.776415523 47, 1, 16 AW537042 ESTs 1.729832182 47, 1, 3 AI426662 EST 4.156422912 47, 10, 17 AW536175 Adh5 alcohol dehydrogenase 5 2.650134514 47, 11, 9 AW547270 ESTs, Weakly similar to Smarce1-related protein [M. musculus] 1.624951679 47, 12, 17 AW536197 Mus musculus Tera (Tera) mRNA, complete cds 8.192347763 47, 12, 6 AW556482 ESTs, Moderately similar to hypothetical protein [H. sapiens] 2.303394618 47, 13, 18 AW539474 ESTs 2.191349291 47, 13, 8 AW551820 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 37.2 KD PROTEIN C12C2.09C 2.736097382 IN CHROMOSOME I [Schizosaccaromyces pombe] 47, 14, 14 C88094 ESTs, Weakly similar to teg292 protein [M. musculus] 14.31878982 47, 15, 18 AW539529 ESTs 2.64445063 47, 15, 2 AI451613 ESTs, Highly similar to CYP4B1 [M. musculus] 2.318913225 47, 15, 8 AW551863 2.647171891 47, 19, 26 W59202 Stat3ip1- signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 interacting protein 1 5.10228177 pending 47, 2, 15 C78609 ESTs, Highly similar to EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR 4 GAMMA 2.621287161 [Oryctolagus cuniculus] 47, 22, 18 AW543722 ESTs, Highly similar to ARGINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE 7.643773902 [Cricetulus longicaudatus] 47, 3, 10 AU043407 ESTs, Highly similar to elongation factor SIII p15 subunit [R. norvegicus] 3.0792624 47, 3, 9 AW545936 Cks1 cyclin-dependent kinase regulatory subunit 1 3.202532356 47, 4, 11 AU016321 ESTs 1.943316321 47, 6, 7 AW553551 ESTs, Highly similar to calcium-independent alpha-latrotoxin receptor 2.235170069 homolog 2 [R. norvegicus] 47, 7, 15 C79581 Msn moesin 3.670385369 47, 8, 8 AW550493 Dbi diazepam binding inhibitor 2.555492823 47, 8, 9 AW546174 Tgfb1i4 transforming growth factor beta 1 induced transcript 4 5.668988417 48, 12, 7 AW553985 ESTs 1.839714835 48, 14, 15 C80147 Hdgf hepatoma-derived growth factor 2.579618455 48, 15, 7 AW554081 Adnp activity-dependent neuroprotective protein 3.055989327 5, 14, 12 AU020992 ESTs 2.568169261 5, 14, 5 AI894273 ESTs, Moderately similar to HIGH MOBILITY GROUP-LIKE NUCLEAR 13.46949084 PROTEIN 2 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 5, 15, 14 C88181 ESTs, Moderately similar to CCR4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 1 [M. musculus] 2.049163559 5, 15, 18 AW539545 ESTs 1.804206411 5, 16, 24 AA030995 Ppib peptidylprolyl isomerase B 5.335704428 5, 17, 12 AU015031 ESTs 1.870335095 5, 17, 18 AW543515 ESTs, Highly similar to TRNA-PROCESSING PROTEIN SEN3 2.600612477 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 5, 2, 12 AU019262 ESTs, Weakly similar to DNAJ PROTEIN HOMOLOG MTJ1 [M. musculus] 4.084659729 5, 22, 18 AW543750 M. musculus mRNA for glutamyl-tRNA synthetase 3.038063168 5, 3, 16 AW537799 Mus musculus SIK similar protein mRNA, complete cds 2.636695362 5, 4, 12 AU019331 ESTs 2.092198567 5, 6, 24 AA016759 Mcmd6 mini chromosome maintenance deficient 6 (S. cerevisiae) 3.942228729 5, 8, 26 AA547555 Cks1 CDC28 protein kinase 1 2.842163855 6, 1, 18 AA475488 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA1008 protein [H. sapiens] 1.907792508 6, 10, 11 AU016865 Zpk zipper (leucine) protein kinase 1.87496068 6, 11, 6 AW556065 5.780334277 6, 12, 6 AW556081 ESTs 2.22898364 6, 15, 13 AU023995 Mus musculus chromosome segregation protein SmcB (SmcB) mRNA, 2.530486227 complete cds 6, 17, 18 AW541455 ESTs, Weakly similar to anillin [D. melanogaster] 1.752249825 6, 17, 9 AW546860 ESTs 2.576070438 6, 19, 18 AW541501 ESTs, Highly similar to CLATHRIN HEAVY CHAIN [Rattus norvegicus] 2.117485424 6, 19, 8 AW552139 Adcy6 adenylate cyclase 6 3.731201924 6, 22, 10 AU041439 Gnai2 guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha inhibiting 2 2.87168005 6, 22, 9 AW548297 Gtse1 G two S phase expressed protein 1 1.95946572 6, 3, 5 AW557901 ESTs, Weakly similar to C54G7.4 gene product [C. elegans] 2.522377919 6, 5, 8 AW549706 Nedd4 neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated gene 4 2.327084972 6, 6, 7 AW553142 2.086689668 6, 6, 8 AW549721 Hspa9a heat shock protein, 74 kDa, A 2.535480124 6, 7, 8 AW549786 Atp5b ATP synthase, H+ transporting mitochondrial F1 complex, alpha subunit 3.883486547 6, 8, 8 AW549817 Blr1 Burkitt lymphoma receptor 1 1.904634735 6, 9, 10 AU044286 ESTs 2.426995221 7, 1, 11 AU016189 ESTs 2.013455426 7, 1, 6 AW555561 Mybl2 myeloblastosis oncogene-like 2 2.467492726 7, 10, 7 AW553629 ESTs, Moderately similar to LEYDIG CELL TUMOR 10 KD PROTEIN 1.78861896 [Rattus norvegicus] 7, 12, 7 AW554486 Unp ubiquitous nuclear protein 1.967446342 7, 16, 8 AW551867 Csrp2 cysteine-rich protein 2 1.642967264 7, 16, 9 AW547491 ESTs, Highly similar to nuclear pore complex glycoprotein p62 [M. musculus] 1.751627931 7, 20, 17 AW536943 ESTs 5.965587283 7, 23, 25 AA003258 ESTs 3.034150589 7, 3, 11 AU016261 ESTs 2.130579346 7, 6, 16 AW537692 ESTs, Highly similar to AUXIN-RESISTANCE PROTEIN AXR1 4.828573083 [Arabidopsis thaliana] 7, 6, 26 AA437614 ESTs, Highly similar to S1-1 protein [R. norvegicus] 2.580768885 7, 7, 16 AW537731 ESTs 3.026122202 7, 8, 10 AU043672 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE 2.123346276 C22F3.08C [Schizosaccaromyces pombe] 7, 8, 12 AU020664 Mus musculus dUB-type TGT mRNA for deubiquitinating enzyme, complete 3.722164894 cds 7, 8, 22 AA168656 D5Ertd363e DNA segment, Chr 5, ERATO Doi 363, expressed 3.199043745 7, 9, 10 AU045064 ESTs, Highly similar to SOH1 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.035291187 8, 1, 20 AA241756 sid2057p small acidic protein sid2057p 3.155791289 8, 10, 7 AW553223 ESTs 2.428431066 8, 12, 17 AW545455 ESTs 2.121493764 8, 12, 5 AI573460 Chd1 Chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 1 2.550880804 8, 14, 8 AW551176 3.984110864 8, 16, 18 AW538820 Ak4 adenylate kinase 4 5.590412241 8, 2, 5 AW557865 Rad50 RAD50 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 2.71088834 8, 21, 11 AU018118 Nap1l1 nucleosome assembly protein 1-like 1 4.577669891 8, 21, 7 AW555020 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUINOL-CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE 3.13400887 COMPLEX CORE PROTEIN 2 PRECURSOR [Bos taurus] 8, 22, 18 AW542335 ESTs, Highly similar to MICROSOMAL SIGNAL PEPTIDASE 21 KD 2.436734688 SUBUNIT [Canis familiaris] 8, 23, 3 AI452358 ESTs 2.785539438 8, 5, 26 AA474386 ESTs 3.472579152 8, 6, 17 AW544320 ESTs, Highly similar to G10 PROTEIN [Xenopus laevis] 3.666082859 8, 6, 6 AW555813 ESTs 2.358368809 8, 8, 24 AA014445 Fl10 FL10 3.940466825 8, 9, 6 AW555985 Rpa2 replication protein A2 2.490514775 9, 1, 15 C78280 2.916669069 9, 1, 5 AW558079 ESTs, Weakly similar to PPAR gamma coactivator [M. musculus] 2.596900062 9, 11, 16 C76867 ESTs, Moderately similar to TROPOMYOSIN ALPHA CHAIN, SKELETAL 2.862563996 AND CARDIAC MUSCLE [M. musculus] 9, 12, 11 AU017259 eed embryonic ectoderm development 3.343130988 9, 13, 11 AU017276 Ntan1 N-terminal Asn amidase 2.571512897 9, 13, 7 AW554273 ESTs, Weakly similar to VRK2 [H. sapiens] 1.647320818 9, 14, 23 AA086829 Mssk1 muscle-specific serine kinase 1 2.100087115 9, 16, 11 AU018261 ESTs 4.232824804 9, 17, 11 AU040108 2.163537648 9, 17, 8 AW551726 Wbp5 WW domain binding protein 5 2.496644567 9, 2, 6 AW555464 ESTs, Weakly similar to neuronal-specific septin 3 [M. musculus] 2.857649535 9, 20, 17 AW536798 ESTs 2.045207463 9, 21, 10 AU041740 M. musculus mRNA for fibromodulin 2.01868023 9, 22, 10 AU041756 ESTs 2.554725916 9, 22, 8 AW552312 1.97837746 9, 3, 9 AU042878 Psmc3ip proteasome (prosome, macropain) 26S subunit, ATPase 3, interacting protein 2.069863024 9, 4, 16 AW537568 ESTs, Weakly similar to similar to yeast heat shock protein STI1 [C. elegans] 2.212010488 9, 5, 25 W82194 LOC57423 hypothetical protein, clone: 2-31 3.004332364 9, 6, 22 AA144221 Hic53 hydrogen peroxide inducible protein 53 1.613906386 9, 7, 17 AW544666 ESTs 1.573680622 24, 13, 17 AW545557 0.289781915 11, 23, 13 AU018762 gMCK2 Mus musculus casein kinase 2 beta subunit 0.213188567 37, 21, 16 C78503 Ask-pending activator of S phase kinase 0.193218524 2, 18, 12 AU021170 Abca1 Macrophage specific gene 0.390186712 8, 10, 15 C79113 weakly similar to casein kinase 2 beta subunit 0.195588578 38, 15, 18 AW538851 ESTs 0.18013489 39, 5, 15 C79508 ESTs 0.288885071 37, 7, 13 AU023540 0.167735354 12, 10, 7 AW552972 ESTs, Highly similar to ATP-DEPENDENT PROTEASE LA 2 [Myxococcus 0.297372968 xanthus] 11, 2, 12 AU018863 Klf4 Kruppel-like factor 4 (gut) 0.403065274 24, 17, 15 C80212 ESTs 0.338126518 17, 20, 15 C85300 unp Mus musculus ubiquitin-specific protease 0.323004358 43, 13, 2 AI451378 ESTs 0.454721961 31, 7, 13 AU023508 Mus musculus uroporphyrinogen III synthase gene, promoter, 0.168448583 24, 22, 13 AU018397 Nek7 Mus musculus NIMA (never in mitosis gene a)-related expressed kinase 7 0.359839285

SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE 2 Primers used in Quantitative RT-PCR (QRT-PCR). Annealing Product Primer Temperature Size Gene Name type Primer sequence 5′-3′ (° C.) (bp) Apoptosis Forward accttcaagaactggccctt 60 117 Inhibitor 4 Reverse aaaacactgggccaaatcag Breast Forward ttggacaacccccaattaaa 60 100 Cancer Reverse ctggagtgctttttgaaggc Associated Protein 2 Defender Forward ttgctggatgcctatctcct 60 147 Against Reverse gcaaaccgctaagatgaagc Death 1 Heat Shock Forward acacaaatgaagaggctggg 60 106 Protein 60 Reverse actggattagcccctttgct Integrin Forward cagtgaacagcaagggtgaa 60 115 Beta 1 Reverse taagaacaattccggcaacc Macrophage Forward ttcatcgtgaacaccaatgt 60 147 Migration Reverse aaaagtcatgagctggtccg Inhibitory Factor 1 Ornithine Forward catccaaaggcaaagttggt 60 104 Decarboxy- Reverse agcctgctggttttcagtgt lase 1 Beta- Forward gatctggcaccacaccttct 60 144 actin Reverse ggggtgttgaaggtctcaaa GAPDH Forward gaagggctcatgaccacagt 60 125 Reverse ggatgcagggatgatgttct

SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE 3 Primers used in Quantitative Real Time PCR (QRT-PCR). Product Annealing size temperature Primer name Sequence 5′-3′ (bp) (° C.) ZBP1 Forward tcaagattgctccaccagaa 91 60 Reverse cttccctgagccttgaactg Arp2/3, Forward ttcaaggccaacgtcttctt 120 60 p21 Reverse tctggagttgcacttttgga Actin Forward actgggacgacatggagaag 114 60 gamma Reverse tgttagctttggggttcagg LIMK 1 Forward tcatcaagagcatggacagc 113 60 Reverse gaggtctcggtggatgatgt Actn3 Forward gcaggagcagaacatcatca 112 60 Reverse catgctgtagaccgtgtgct CFL1 Forward gtcaagatgctgccagacaa 102 60 Reverse ggcccagaaaatgaatacca TMOD Forward cgagggttaaaggggaaaag 102 60 Reverse gacaggcatcgttctcccta MNS1 Forward ctgccgatctctcatcctct 100 60 Reverse gagcacaagccactctgaca Cap 1 Forward gaaagccaccagtttcaacc 105 60 Reverse cttgagcactccaaccacct Rock 1 Forward ttcaagccgactaacggtatg 114 60 Reverse gctcgaggaattctggaaga Arp2/3, Forward gctaggctcgctgaagaaga 117 60 p16 Reverse tattcgtccacgtccacctt Beta- Forward gatctggcaccacaccttct 144 60 actin Reverse ggggtgttgaaggtctcaaa GAPDH Forward gaagggctcatgaccacagt 125 60 Reverse ggatgcagggatgatgttct

SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE 4 Acc No Gene Description N/F ratio AW536875 ESTs, Highly similar to 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L15 [Rattus norvegicus] 28.07042798 C88094 ESTs, Weakly similar to teg292 protein [M. musculus] 14.31878982 AI894273 ESTs, Moderately similar to HIGH MOBILITY GROUP-LIKE NUCLEAR PROTEIN 2 13.46949084 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW555456 Mus musculus centrin (Cetn2) gene, complete cds 12.38855512 AW548322 Pctk1 PCTAIRE-motif protein kinase 1 12.057525 C86468 Kcnn4 potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, 11.02530152 member 4 AU019118 ESTs, Moderately similar to unknown [H. sapiens] 9.327888895 AA041834 Tk1 Thymidine kinase 1 8.480042707 AW536197 Mus musculus Tera (Tera) mRNA, complete cds 8.192347763 AW557657 Idh1 isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (NADP+), soluble 8.106563202 AW537075 ESTs, Weakly similar to SIG41 [M. musculus] 7.942965646 AA172774 D16Wsu83e DNA segment, Chr 16, Wayne State University 83, expressed 7.71686883 AW543722 ESTs, Highly similar to ARGINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE [Cricetulus longicaudatus] 7.643773902 AA209964 D11Moh34 DNA segment, Chr 11, KL Mohlke 34 7.590178566 AU041246 ESTs, Highly similar to 26S PROTEASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 4 HOMOLOG 7.575991278 [Schizosaccaromyces pombe] AW536755 ESTs, Highly similar to similar to nuclear domain 10 protein NDP52 [H. sapiens] 7.509323804 AU019152 Zfr zinc finger RNA binding protein 7.187804716 AW554270 Hnrpu heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U 6.962446985 AU024490 ESTs, Highly similar to PROTEIN TRANSLATION FACTOR SUI1 HOMOLOG 6.646581144 [Anopheles gambiae] AU018130 ESTs, Weakly similar to cholesterol 25-hydroxylase [M. musculus] 6.335735765 AW539791 ESTs, Weakly similar to coded for by C. elegans cDNAs GenBank: [C. elegans] 6.21796016 AU017180 ESTs, Highly similar to HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN K 6.088798225 [Homo sapiens; Rattus norvegicus] AI464376 M. musculus mRNA for ribosomal protein S5 6.087358987 AW544204 Cct8 chaperonin subunit 8 (theta) 6.014885062 AW546174 Tgfb1i4 transforming growth factor beta 1 induced transcript 4 5.668988417 AA068436 ESTs, Highly similar to unknown [R. norvegicus] 5.647684222 AW538820 Ak4 adenylate kinase 4 5.590412241 AW549255 ESTs, Weakly similar to unknown [R. norvegicus] 5.576813364 AU041887 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 30.3 KD PROTEIN IN APE1/LAP4-CWP1 5.573324729 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW547924 Rbbp7 retinoblastoma binding protein 7 5.560647246 AU018928 ESTs, Highly similar to TRAF4-associated factor 2 [H. sapiens] 5.510048965 W62229 Ube1c ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1C 5.477163155 AW537279 Macs myristoylated alanine rich protein kinase C substrate 5.47595949 C78877 Psmc5 protease (prosome, macropain) 26S subunit, ATPase 5 5.462141323 AW548086 Ptma prothymosin alpha 5.460385354 AU023751 ESTs, Highly similar to HPBRII-7 protein [H. sapiens] 5.426224824 C78481 Eif3 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 5.424426041 AW545033 ESTs, Moderately similar to KIAA0007 [H. sapiens] 5.424290287 AU041313 Etl1 enhancer trap locus 1 5.38413569 AU015358 Ubl1a2- ubiquitin-like 1 (sentrin) activating enzyme subunit 2 5.365114455 pending AW543409 DXWsu72e DNA segment, Chr X, Wayne State University 72, expressed 5.350172937 AA030995 Ppib peptidylprolyl isomerase B 5.335704428 AW549121 Hmg14 high mobility group protein 14 5.305166988 AW553645 Slc12a2 solute carrier family 12, member 2 5.209225843 AW536460 Sfrs3 splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 3 (SRp20) 5.140661094 W59202 Stat3ip1- signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 interacting protein 1 5.10228177 pending AW542927 Bcap31 B-cell receptor-associated protein 31 5.066787673 AW536194 ESTs, Highly similar to CGI-35 protein [H. sapiens] 5.045862039 AW538480 ESTs, Moderately similar to serine proteinase inhibitor 6 [M. musculus] 4.92457718 AW539467 Eif3 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 4.892017699 AW544515 Arl6ip ADP-ribosylation-like factor 6 interacting protein 4.837717593 AW537692 ESTs, Highly similar to AUXIN-RESISTANCE PROTEIN AXR1 [Arabidopsis thaliana] 4.828573083 AW552431 Scp2 sterol carrier protein 2, liver 4.818202195 AW536911 Cd97 CD97 antigen 4.810474487 AW536359 ESTs, Highly similar to UNR PROTEIN [Rattus norvegicus] 4.798453644 AW544502 Atp1b1 ATPase, Na+/K+ transporting, beta 1 polypeptide 4.787962787 AW545835 Mus musculus Smt3A protein mRNA, complete cds 4.7826417 AW538992 Mus musculus mRNA for 26S proteasome non-ATPase subunit 4.76789816 AW545393 ESTs, Highly similar to TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR EIF-2B GAMMA 4.68467069 SUBUNIT [R. norvegicus] AW544140 D10Wsu52e DNA segment, Chr 10, Wayne State University 52, expressed 4.683018189 AI327096 Mus musculus neuronal calcium sensor-1 (NCS-1) mRNA, complete cds 4.676318103 AW541474 Ncl nucleolin 4.657700504 AW537584 Krt2-8 keratin complex 2, basic, gene 8 4.6321245 AW557019 ESTs, Moderately similar to TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIA SMALL 4.63152 CHAIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW538715 Ass1 arginosuccinate synthetase 1 4.609205297 AW544376 ESTs, Weakly similar to predicted using Genefinder [C. elegans] 4.596454455 C76750 Hnrpa1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 4.582363217 AU018118 Nap1l1 nucleosome assembly protein 1-like 1 4.577669891 AA166336 ESTs, Moderately similar to DRIM protein [H. sapiens] 4.515841853 C79184 Kpna2 karyopherin (importin) alpha 2 4.483193007 AW538863 Mus musculus mRNA for mitochondrial acyl-CoA thioesterase, clone 1 4.480301436 AW547148 ESTs, Highly similar to LL5 protein [R. norvegicus] 4.473954317 AW536137 Cct5 chaperonin subunit 5 (epsilon) 4.469320692 AU044379 Arl6ip ADP-ribosylation-like factor 6 interacting protein 4.456690776 AA272363 ESTs, Highly similar to KINESIN-II 85 KD SUBUNIT [Strongylocentrotus purpuratus] 4.451371032 AW537358 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST yk338g10.5 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 4.424107656 AU040277 Rpms7 ribosomal protein, mitochondrial, S7 4.42173964 AU015699 ESTs, Highly similar to SPLICING FACTOR U2AF 35 KD SUBUNIT [Homo sapiens] 4.396787304 AU043252 Mus musculus succinyl-CoA synthetase (Sucla1) mRNA, complete cds 4.389745409 AU043400 Supt4h suppressor of Ty 4 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 4.346211791 AA414612 Cappa1 capping protein alpha 1 4.335956318 AW558053 Ugt1a1 UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1 family, member 1 4.324788648 AW539780 H3f3b H3 histone, family 3B 4.312364694 AW545006 Psmb1 proteasome (prosome, macropain) subunit, beta type 1 4.277781412 AW555779 Mapk3 mitogen activated protein kinase 3 4.26598905 AW552398 ESTs, Moderately similar to TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID 28 KD 4.263787523 SUBUNIT [H. sapiens] AW537694 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 109.5 KD PROTEIN IN PPA1-DAP2 4.238918085 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] C80485 Zfr zinc finger RNA binding protein 4.204981315 AW539102 ESTs, Weakly similar to EUKARYOTIC TRANSLATION INITIATION FACTOR 3 4.200882302 BETA SUBUNIT [H. sapiens] W75853 ESTs, Moderately similar to SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 19 KD PROTEIN 4.198748472 [Homo sapiens] AW542909 Hmg14 high mobility group protein 14 4.195667397 AA162800 Cul3 cullin 3 4.189740174 AW554926 ESTs, Highly similar to PTB-ASSOCIATED SPLICING FACTOR [Homo sapiens] 4.181277703 AW545839 Nap1l1 nucleosome assembly protein 1-like 1 4.179882367 AU023746 Tacc3 transforming, acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3 4.176773893 AA422809 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0368 [H. sapiens] 4.173186503 AW537017 Odc ornithine decarboxylase, structural 4.144399442 AW553526 Npm1 nucleophosmin 1 4.140352223 AW538686 Ubce7 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 7 4.138451568 AU021740 ESTs, Weakly similar to POSSIBLE GLOBAL TRANSCRIPTION ACTIVATOR 4.128979953 SNF2L [Caenorhabditis elegans] AW537566 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN C22G7.01C IN CHROMOSOME 4.125279614 I [Schizosaccaromyces pombe] AW548258 P4ha1 procollagen-proline, 2-oxoglutarate 4-dioxygenase (proline 4-hydroxylase), alpha 1 4.107549035 polypeptide AU040830 ESTs, Weakly similar to 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L30A [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 4.091843934 AA033344 Slc12a2 solute carrier family 12, member 2 4.088397442 AU019262 ESTs, Weakly similar to DNAJ PROTEIN HOMOLOG MTJ1 [M. musculus] 4.084659729 AA465980 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 51.6 KD PROTEIN F59B2.5 IN 4.083961131 CHROMOSOME [Caenorhabditis elegans] AW549711 Mus musculus fallotein mRNA, complete cds 4.0677901 C80966 Timm8b translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 8 homolog b (yeast) 4.044729993 AW556206 Hsp84-1 heat shock protein, 84 kDa 1 4.022387626 AU043443 ESTs, Highly similar to TRAM PROTEIN [Canis familiaris] 4.011298228 AW545939 Rps12 ribosomal protein S12 4.009116425 AW548431 ESTs, Highly similar to CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIIB 4.009096262 PRECURSOR [Homo sapiens] AI426498 Mus musculus radio-resistance/chemo-resistance/cell cycle checkpoint control protein 4.007328711 (Rad9) mRNA, complete cds AI429136 ESTs, Highly similar to transforming acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3 4.00493038 [M. musculus] AU020233 Arf1 ADP-ribosylation factor 1 3.991526009 AU041628 ESTs, Weakly similar to ORF2 [M. musculus] 3.98385943 AU018486 Ssb Sjogren syndrome antigen B 3.979536441 AW536140 Hsp86-1 heat shock protein, 86 kDa 1 3.972152303 AI323926 Fau Finkel-Biskis-Reilly murine sarcoma virus (FBR-MuSV) ubiquitously expressed (fox 3.970764464 derived) C86592 Fn1 fibronectin 1 3.964340966 AW556230 Cdc42 cell division cycle 42 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 3.958094748 AI324227 Mus musculus 14-3-3 protein gamma mRNA, complete cds 3.946899417 AA016759 Mcmd6 mini chromosome maintenance deficient 6 (S. cerevisiae) 3.942228729 AA014445 Fl10 FL10 3.940466825 C78998 Rpl27 ribosomal protein L27 3.935127734 AA008189 ESTs, Highly similar to KINESIN-II 85 KD SUBUNIT [Strongylocentrotus purpuratus] 3.921010056 AW554328 ESTs, Highly similar to RSP5 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 3.913617092 AU042788 ESTs, Moderately similar to phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase [M. musculus] 3.912511036 AW539228 Fasl Faa antigen ligand 3.910933775 AW556588 Tpi triosephosphate isomerase 3.903538184 AU045251 Ranbp1 RAN binding protein 1 3.903340068 AW539811 Cdc10 cell division cycle 10 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 3.902125311 AW555157 ESTs, Highly similar to C-1-TETRAHYDROFOLATE SYNTHASE, CYTOPLASMIC 3.896907728 [Homo sapiens] AU015486 Cappa2 capping protein alpha 2 3.894401118 C87887 Etl1 enhancer trap locus 1 3.89073106 AW542408 Pea15 phosphoprotein enriched in astrocytes 15 3.887421434 AW549786 Atp5b ATP synthase, H+ transporting mitochondrial F1 complex, alpha subunit 3.883486547 AW537480 Atp5a1 ATP synthase, H+ transporting, mitochondrial F1 complex, alpha subunit, isoform 1 3.879801077 AW555675 ESTs, Highly similar to ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE [Homo sapiens] 3.873714959 AA423312 Ga17- dendritic cell protein GA17 3.848176993 pending AW544122 Nap1l1 nucleosome assembly protein 1-like 1 3.846161333 AW548354 Mus musculus elongation factor 1-beta homolog mRNA, complete cds 3.799007315 C79212 ESTs, Weakly similar to R32611_2 [H. sapiens] 3.7976083 AW558177 ESTs, Weakly similar to head-elevated expression in 0.9 kb [D. melanogaster] 3.796955936 AW556707 ESTs, Moderately similar to PTB-ASSOCIATED SPLICING FACTOR [Homo sapiens] 3.794530279 AW557574 Lrpap1 low density lipoprotein receptor related protein, associated protein 1 3.789636371 AA545607 Mtf2 metal response element binding transcription factor 2 3.777112474 AW545354 Mus musculus mRNA for sid2057p, complete cds 3.771481148 AW553405 Ube1x ubiquitin-activating enzyme E1, Chr X 3.743347278 AW543524 Ghrh growth hormone releasing hormone 3.731298401 AU020664 Mus musculus dUB-type TGT mRNA for deubiquitinating enzyme, complete cds 3.722164894 C76678 Mus musculus mRNA for Sid6061p, complete cds 3.720028548 AW546455 ESTs, Moderately similar to nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic 3 [H. sapiens] 3.70859768 C87205 ESTs, Weakly similar to C44B9.1 [C. elegans] 3.701990317 AU021072 ESTs, Weakly similar to unknown [R. norvegicus] 3.691199965 AA073695 Mea1 male enhanced antigen 1 3.681248673 C87164 Ier3 immediate early response 3 3.675300717 AW547244 Rpl10a ribosomal protein L10A 3.671527312 C79581 Msn moesin 3.670385369 AW546184 Atp6d ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal (vacuolar proton pump), 42 kDa 3.669772578 AW544320 ESTs, Highly similar to G10 PROTEIN [Xenopus laevis] 3.666082859 C88028 ESTs, Highly similar to small membrane protein 1 [H. sapiens] 3.66566524 AW553254 Zfp207 zinc finger protein 207 3.651732585 AW539757 Zfp36 zinc finger protein 36 3.649425165 AU020890 ESTs, Weakly similar to CARG-BINDING FACTOR-A [Mus musculus] 3.645112149 AW543415 Mus musculus secretory carrier membrane protein 4 mRNA, complete cds 3.643663528 C87445 ESTs, Highly similar to PROBABLE 3-OXOADIPATE COA-TRANSFERASE 3.635344195 SUBUNIT B [Bacillus subtilis] AW554947 ESTs, Highly similar to translation initiation factor IF2 [H. sapiens] 3.625644265 AW545835 Mus musculus Smt3A protein mRNA, complete cds 3.606723188 AW554157 Nsmaf neutral sphingomyelinase (N-SMase) activation associated factor 3.602107632 C77976 ESTs, Weakly similar to retinoblastoma-associated protein HEC [H. sapiens] 3.599674605 AW543839 ESTs, Moderately similar to AKAP450 protein [H. sapiens] 3.596313894 AA015136 LOC56046 hypothetical protein 3.596271768 AI324640 Amd3 S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase 3 3.595274519 AW541494 Surf4 surfeit gene 4 3.591874393 AI450158 SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 54 KD PROTEIN 3.578261456 AW557661 Taldo1 transaldolase 1 3.573769539 AA537161 ESTs, Highly similar to A55058 retinoic acid-regulated protein pH 34 - mouse 3.573741952 [M. musculus] AU043213 Ewsh Ewing sarcoma homolog 3.565251777 AU021819 Top1 topoisomerase (DNA) I 3.548400292 AW537207 ESTs, Highly similar to transcription factor NF-AT 45K chain [H. sapiens] 3.53722457 C86331 H3f3b H3 histone, family 3B 3.533490685 AW552131 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 109.5 KD PROTEIN IN PPA1-DAP2 3.530658429 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AU018409 ArhA Rho family GTPase 3.530268774 AI323675 Pctk3 PCTAIRE-motif protein kinase 3 3.521685781 AW536904 Ppia peptidylprolyl isomerase A 3.507621504 AI327246 ESTs, Weakly similar to titin [M. musculus] 3.507243434 AW544281 Mus musculus ASC-1 mRNA, complete cds 3.50215121 AW551918 Ube2i ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2I 3.500959948 W48168 Hprt Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase 3.495738168 AU016813 ESTs, Highly similar to ubiquitin specific protease [H. sapiens] 3.494717718 AA396298 Mus musculus mRNA for RNase 4, complete cds 3.470957341 AW539445 Homer2- homer, neuronal immediate early gene, 2 3.468546701 pending AW536666 Hmg1 high mobility group protein 1 3.462175648 AW549114 Dncic2 dynein, cytoplasmic, intermediate chain 2 3.461903637 AW544801 Nap1l1 nucleosome assembly protein 1-like 1 3.457665096 AW543791 Tbrg1 transforming growth factor beta regulated gene 1 3.456539482 AW538438 Rpl27a ribosomal protein L27a 3.451778704 AU016022 Anxa4 annexin A4 3.448280131 C79628 Psme1 protease (prosome, macropain) 28 subunit, alpha 3.442541693 AA066250 ESTs, Weakly similar to BC-2 protein [H. sapiens] 3.430116366 AW542410 Psmc5 protease (prosome, macropain) 26S subunit, ATPase 5 3.429494424 AU018029 ESTs, Highly similar to cbp146 [M. musculus] 3.428043044 C85115 ESTs, Highly similar to NADH-CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE [Rattus norvegicus] 3.427306351 AW556395 Oaz1 ornithine decarboxylase antizyme 3.418302938 AW536137 Cct5 chaperonin subunit 5 (epsilon) 3.417978956 AA517043 Rnf4 ring finger protein 4 3.409788494 AW551969 Prtb proline rich protein expressed in brain 3.399624829 AU016270 ESTs, Highly similar to CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES REGULATORY SUBUNIT 3.395812648 2 [Homo sapiens] AW549909 Surf4 surfeit gene 4 3.393471399 AU044024 Tjp2 tight junction protein 2 3.392383317 AW546168 Rps5 ribosomal protein S5 3.391993373 AW538671 Col5a3 procollagen, type V, alpha 3 3.383446584 AI894263 Tuba2 Tubulin alpha 2 3.37781933 AW543832 ESTs, Highly similar to eukaryotic translation initiation factor elF3, p35 subunit 3.374834929 [H. sapiens] AW536945 ESTs, Weakly similar to female sterile homeotic-related protein Frg-1 [M. musculus] 3.37311499 AW536361 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0697 protein [H. sapiens] 3.364917242 AU045568 ESTs, Weakly similar to IgG Fc binding protein [M. musculus] 3.362501582 AW537446 Tcea1 transcription elongation factor A (SII), 1 3.353756593 AI666653 Mus musculus ubiquitin conjugating enzyme UBC9 mRNA, complete cds 3.347460034 AU017259 eed embryonic ectoderm development 3.343130988 AI324671 Rpl30 Ribosomal protein L30 3.343001828 W09723 ESTs, Moderately similar to HAT1_HUMAN HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE 3.342429405 TYPE B CATALYTIC SUBUNIT [H. sapiens] AW545818 ESTs, Weakly similar to/prediction 3.339835947 AA278878 H2-T23 histocompatibility 2, T region locus 23 3.334974918 AU014886 Gnb2-rs1 guanine nucleotide binding protein, beta-2, related sequence 1 3.333692828 AW538432 Rhoip3- Rho interacting protein 3 3.330216015 pending AW537357 Sdcbp syndecan binding protein 3.329064842 AW537048 Ets2 E26 avian leukemia oncogene 2,3′ domain 3.325078728 AW549474 ESTs, Moderately similar to unknown [H. sapiens] 3.314824736 AW536101 Mus musculus mRNA for phosphorylated adaptor for RNA export (PHAX gene) 3.313622909 AW557102 ESTs, Moderately similar to INSULIN-DEGRADING ENZYME [R. norvegicus] 3.304747476 AW549980 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2-17 KD 3.304680342 [Drosophila melanogaster] AI413942 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2-17 KD 3.295674825 [Drosophila melanogaster] AW555047 Mus musculus major histocompatibility complex region NG27, NG28, RPS28, NADH 3.290258007 oxidoreductase, NG29, KIFC1, Fas-binding protein, BING1, tapasin, RaIGDS-like, KE2, BING4, beta 1,3-galactosyl transferase, and RPS18 genes, complete cds; Sacm21 gene, partial cd AA265636 ESTs, Highly similar to CALDESMON, SMOOTH MUSCLE [Gallus gallus] 3.286488615 AW557310 Kap kidney androgen regulated protein 3.275864713 W67062 ESTs, Weakly similar to CST1_HUMAN CLEAVAGE STIMULATION FACTOR, 50 3.272511033 KD SUBUNIT [H. sapiens] C80438 Gart phosphoribosylglycinamide formyltransferase 3.269100882 AA260352 Mus musculus cerebellar postnatal development protein-1 (Cpd1) mRNA, partial cds 3.268033947 AW536682 Impnb importin beta 3.263591322 AU044944 Rab11a RAB11a, member RAS oncogene family 3.257027215 AW555762 Tkt transketolase 3.255445846 AW536849 Ccnb1-rs1 cyclin B1, related sequence 1 3.255108538 AW543439 Fkbp4 FK506 binding protein 4 (59 kDa) 3.254740967 AU042923 ESTs, Highly similar to dJ483K16.1 [H. sapiens] 3.250491765 AU045845 Ywhaq tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, theta 3.249673818 polypeptide AW544115 ESTs, Weakly similar to NSP-like 1 [M. musculus] 3.245183948 AW539262 Etl1 enhancer trap locus 1 3.240855617 AW545451 ESTs, Moderately similar to ribonuclease P protein subunit p14 [H. sapiens] 3.240611299 AU015879 Mus musculus LIM-kinase1 (Limk1) gene, complete cds; Wbscr1 (Wbscr1) gene, 3.239108652 alternative splice products, complete cds; and replication factor C, 40 kDa subunit (Rfc2) gene, complete cds AA014196 Glud Glutamate dehydrogenase 3.238249096 AU040801 ESTs, Highly similar to rer [M. musculus] 3.236111635 AW547945 ESTs, Weakly similar to ZIP-kinase [M. musculus] 3.234869937 AW539487 Pabpc1 poly A binding protein, cytoplasmic 1 3.2298131 AW548914 Mus musculus receptor activity modifying protein 2 mRNA, complete cds 3.229667371 AU017822 ESTs, Weakly similar to NSP-like 1 [M. musculus] 3.226784472 AU020667 Uchl3 ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal esterase L3 (ubiquitin thiolesterase) 3.225200079 AW536140 Hsp86-1 heat shock protein, 86 kDa 1 3.220069536 AA289001 ESTs, Weakly similar to DDX8_HUMAN PROBABLE ATP-DEPENDENT RNA 3.213217918 HELICASE HRH1 [H. sapiens] AW537501 ESTs, Weakly similar to hypothetical 43.2 kDa protein [H. sapiens] 3.212946254 AW536816 ESTs, Weakly similar to ZW10 interactor Zwint [H. sapiens] 3.211073781 AW536688 Tra1 tumor rejection antigen gp96 3.207785549 AW545936 Cks1 cyclin-dependent kinase regulatory subunit 1 3.202532356 AA168656 D5Ertd363e DNA segment, Chr 5, ERATO Doi 363, expressed 3.199043745 AW550880 Txn thioredoxin 3.194798752 AW557260 ESTs, Highly similar to testicular antigen [M. musculus] 3.194109779 AU017619 Ak3 adenylate kinase 3 3.186508194 AU022272 Rnaseli ribonuclease L (2′,5′-oligoisoadenylate synthetase-dependent) inhibitor 3.184559303 AW547818 Fmr1 fragile X mental retardation syndrome 1 homolog 3.184148074 AA013832 Clpx caseinolytic protease X (E. coli) 3.183287717 C86748 Tgfb2 transforming growth factor, beta 2 3.181199624 AW546704 ESTs, Highly similar to 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S13 3.179558602 [Homo sapiens; Rattus norvegicus] AI325159 M. musculus mRNA for gas5 growth arrest specific protein 3.171264611 AW536696 Ndufv1 NADH dehydrogenase flavoprotein 1 3.16947838 AW552833 Mus musculus LNR42 mRNA, complete cds 3.160749904 AA080156 Kap kidney androgen regulated protein 3.158901378 AA241756 sid2057p small acidic protein sid2057p 3.155791289 AW547111 Myhca myosin heavy chain, cardiac muscle, adult 3.155653539 AW536212 ESTs, Weakly similar to moesin [R. norvegicus] 3.150862062 AI327319 ESTs, Highly similar to CYTOCHROME B5 [Rattus norvegicus] 3.150293218 AW550836 Etl1 enhancer trap locus 1 3.148741977 AW537169 ESTs, Weakly similar to misato [D. melanogaster] 3.140606246 AA000038 Usp23 ubiquitin specific protease 23 3.137407556 AW539360 ESTs, Weakly similar to matrin cyclophilin [R. norvegicus] 3.135475267 AW536967 Etl1 enhancer trap locus 1 3.135171966 AW555020 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUINOL-CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE COMPLEX 3.13400887 CORE PROTEIN 2 PRECURSOR [Bos taurus] AW553809 Rnaseli ribonuclease L (2′,5′-oligoisoadenylate synthetase-dependent) inhibitor 3.127019793 AA154465 ESTs, Highly similar to similar to human DNA-binding protein 5. [H. sapiens] 3.125092795 AA285584 Mus musculus strain Swiss Webster/NIH actin-associated protein palladin mRNA, 3.124624175 partial cds AW546078 Krt2-1 keratin complex 2, basic, gene 1 3.124299027 AU040705 Erp endoplasmic reticulum protein 3.123823806 AI426510 Mus musculus mkf-1 mRNA, complete cds 3.116870544 AW549685 M. musculus mRNA for Pr22 protein 3.1146672 AU042440 ESTs, Weakly similar to BRAIN SPECIFIC POLYPEPTIDE PEP-19 3.114535048 [Rattus norvegicus; M. musculus] AW544818 Rab18 RAB18, member RAS oncogene family 3.109347054 AA237184 Ddx5 D-E-A-D (aspartate-glutamate-alanine-aspartate) box polypeptide 5 3.108934627 W85513 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0925 protein [H. sapiens] 3.1043914 C87631 Zfp68 Zinc finger protein 68 3.103182346 AU042346 ESTs, Moderately similar to serine/threonine protein kinase [M. musculus] 3.102909947 C81324 ESTs, Highly similar to ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE [Bos taurus] 3.102708564 AI413150 HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN A1 3.101332766 AW544358 ESTs, Highly similar to PROTEIN DISULFIDE ISOMERASE PRECURSOR 3.100578685 [Medicago sativa] AW539607 ESTs, Weakly similar to All-1 protein +GTE form [M. musculus] 3.099324211 AW546793 Actg actin, gamma, cytoplasmic 3.094036051 C80862 ESTs, Moderately similar to (defline not available 5931553) [M. musculus] 3.090776963 AW536256 Silg81 silica-induced gene 81 3.089849843 AW539609 Jup junction plakoglobin 3.08822389 W98547 Bad Bcl-associated death promoter 3.088183956 AW541488 B2m beta-2 microglobulin 3.069100689 AW545318 Pcna proliferating cell nuclear antigen 3.067845966 AW536215 Stip1 stress-induced phosphoprotein 1 3.065752133 AU021314 Mus musculus KOI-4 gene, partial cds 3.064952305 AA175386 Mus musculus mRNA for partial LaXp180 protein 3.063948171 AA068665 ESTs, Weakly similar to AF152841_1 polymyositis scleroderma overlap syndrome 3.05957507 [M. musculus] AW554081 Adnp activity-dependent neuroprotective protein 3.055989327 AW538862 ESTs, Weakly similar to P9513.2 gene product [S. cerevisiae] 3.054927766 AW554376 Dlgh1 discs, large homolog 1 (Drosophila) 3.049574352 AW538403 Mus musculus formin binding protein 11 (FBP11) mRNA, complete cds 3.04888214 AW541446 D6Wsu137e DNA segment, Chr 6, Wayne State University 137, expressed 3.044611755 AW551959 Cul1 cullin 1 3.040828115 AW548092 Mus musculus 14-3-3 protein beta mRNA, complete cds 3.039487463 AW543750 M. musculus mRNA for glutamyl-tRNA synthetase 3.038063168 AW538568 Rpl44 ribosomal protein L44 3.033122817 AW548061 ESTs, Weakly similar to unknown [C. elegans] 3.032513144 AU016110 Mus musculus heat shock protein (HSPC030) mRNA, complete cds 3.031383324 C81083 Hnrnpc heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C2 3.030135958 AW554393 ESTs, Weakly similar to RNA binding motif protein 7 [H. sapiens] 3.025632148 W13785 ribosomal protein S27 3.025322982 AW542456 Lmnb1 lamin B1 3.021908529 AW537278 Fmo5 flavin containing monooxygenase 5 3.01565301 AI326367 Mus musculus TCR beta locus from bases 250554 to 501917 (section 2 of 3) of the 3.010492026 complete sequence AU044431 Mus musculus DEBT-91 mRNA, complete cds 3.009214891 W82194 LOC57423 hypothetical protein, clone: 2-31 3.004332364 AW537132 Gdap2 ganglioside-induced differentiation-associated-protein 2 3.002468515 AI465251 ESTs, Moderately similar to CALPONIN, ACIDIC ISOFORM [Rattus norvegicus] 2.998508138 AU015421 ESTs, Highly similar to unknown [H. sapiens] 2.988275793 AW541468 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 64.5 KD PROTEIN ZK652.9 IN 2.985037992 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] AU014587 ESTs, Highly similar to POLYADENYLATE-BINDING PROTEIN [Xenopus laevis] 2.983364731 AW536274 Mus musculus mRNA for Sid6061p, complete cds 2.975961818 AW554565 Aop1 anti-oxidant protein 1 2.975547979 AU016907 Supl15h suppressor of Lec15 homolog (C. griseus) 2.97343761 AW557067 Dad1 defender against cell death 1 2.971833739 AU023128 ESTs, Highly similar to CAMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE TYPE I-ALPHA 2.971627282 REGULATORY CHAIN [Homo sapiens] AA036347 Klf9 Kruppel-like factor 9 2.968829965 AW536151 Hsp60 heat shock protein, 60 kDa 2.955737367 AW536963 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE ADENOSINE KINASE [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.950322741 AA413694 Rab7 RAB7, member RAS oncogene family 2.948415605 AW554059 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 15.9 KD PROTEIN IN GLNA-FDHE 2.945086458 INTERGENIC REGION [Escherichia coli] AW558048 Cd24a CD24a antigen 2.943485748 AW538527 ESTs, Moderately similar to R31341_1 [H. sapiens] 2.940115188 AW545662 ESTs, Highly similar to 26S PROTEASE REGULATORY SUBUNIT 7 [Homo sapiens] 2.93417407 AW555565 Zyx zyxin 2.929015914 W29492 Asns asparagine synthetase 2.926212129 AA416435 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0095 gene is related to S. cerevisiae NIC96 gene. 2.91604107 [H. sapiens] AI323814 Mouse mRNA for ARF4, complete cds 2.915172345 AI427441 M. musculus mRNA for neuronal protein 15.6 2.914821665 AW538481 ESTs, Highly similar to TRANSLATIONAL INITIATION FACTOR 2 BETA 2.905782415 SUBUNIT [Oryctolagus cuniculus] AW552361 ESTs, Weakly similar to Similarity to Yeast YIP1 protein [C. elegans] 2.905297661 AU046228 ESTs, Highly similar to translation initiation factor IF2 [H. sapiens] 2.904375747 AU044835 Ppp1cc protein phosphatase 1, catalytic subunit, gamma isoform 2.901644309 AA404094 C11orf17 C11orf17 2.898634353 W85166 Tacc3 transforming, acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3 2.897486584 AU044566 ESTs, Highly similar to VACUOLAR ATP SYNTHASE SUBUNIT D [Bos taurus] 2.897417571 AU020132 Odc ornithine decarboxylase, structural 2.890092488 AW550627 Mus musculus drebrin E2 mRNA, complete cds 2.888730948 AU015096 ESTs, Weakly similar to nucleolin [R. norvegicus] 2.883466921 W10023 Catnb catenin beta 2.882930209 C80267 Hnrnpc heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein C2 2.882107319 C85471 Pdcd8 programmed cell death 8 (apoptosis inducing factor) 2.881879732 AU024091 Sucla2 succinate-Coenzyme A ligase, ADP-forming, beta subunit 2.881062765 AA044475 Nfe2l2 Nuclear, factor, erythroid derived 2, like 2 2.876121329 AW538967 Mus musculus mRNA for mDj3, complete cds 2.874346371 AU041439 Gnai2 guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha inhibiting 2 2.87168005 AW544616 ESTs, Weakly similar to ZW10 interactor Zwint [H. sapiens] 2.870858344 AI414590 Srpk2 Serine/arginine-rich protein specific kinase 2 2.864730663 C76867 ESTs, Moderately similar to TROPOMYOSIN ALPHA CHAIN, SKELETAL AND 2.862563996 CARDIAC MUSCLE [M. musculus] AI325958 ESTs, Highly similar to REPLICATION PROTEIN A 14 KD SUBUNIT [Homo sapiens] 2.862534762 AW555464 ESTs, Weakly similar to neuronal-specific septin 3 [M. musculus] 2.857649535 AW536856 Mouse testis abundant mRNA sequence 2.857368245 C78835 Actx melanoma X-actin 2.85448914 AU021567 Hip2 huntingtin interacting protein 2 2.850054551 AW554115 Crcp calcitonin gene-related peptide-receptor component protein 2.847909648 AW556509 ESTs, Highly similar to similar to human DNA-binding protein 5. [H. sapiens] 2.847314257 AW558020 ESTs, Highly similar to CELL GROWTH REGULATING NUCLEOLAR PROTEIN 2.843396393 [M. musculus] AW548709 ESTs, Moderately similar to EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR 4A 2.843274915 [Caenorhabditis elegans] AA547555 Cks1 CDC28 protein kinase 1 2.842163855 AW556999 ESTs, Moderately similar to hypothetical protein [H. sapiens] 2.840617772 AW546373 ESTs, Highly similar to 54K arginine-rich nuclear protein [H. sapiens] 2.840574103 AW548748 ESTs, Weakly similar to proline-rich protein [M. musculus] 2.840416615 AW536817 ESTs, Highly similar to ALPHA ENOLASE [Mus musculus] 2.840261891 AW539487 Pabpc1 poly A binding protein, cytoplasmic 1 2.84011637 AW537045 Mus musculus mRNA for initiation factor 2-associated 67 kDa protein, complete cds 2.83718519 AW544601 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL:T00542 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 2.83318307 C79176 ESTs, Weakly similar to TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE JAK3 [M. musculus] 2.826660135 AA185258 ESTs, Highly similar to IDN3 [H. sapiens] 2.824275465 AW543973 ESTs, Highly similar to thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein complex 2.82307595 component TRAP150 [H. sapiens] AW555383 ESTs, Highly similar to NADH-UBIOUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE B22 SUBUNIT 2.820575628 [Bos taurus] AW549145 Fkbp3 FK506-binding protein 3 (25 kD) 2.812895276 AW545658 Catns catenin src 2.812160453 AW556635 ESTs, Weakly similar to splicing factor SC35 [M. musculus] 2.808058439 AW546855 M. musculus (C57 Black/6X CBA) LAL mRNA for lysosomal acid lipase 2.802794138 AW553068 ESTs, Weakly similar to KIAA0344 [H. sapiens] 2.799512259 W97442 Map3k12 mitogen activated protein kinase kinase kinase 12 2.798312097 AW536734 ESTs, Highly similar to EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR 4B [Homo sapiens] 2.79472633 C81194 Hap105 heat shock protein, 105 kDa 2.79345821 AA537566 Histocompatibility 2, class II antigen A alpha 2.792318423 AW557878 M. musculus GAS 6 mRNA associated with growth-arrest 2.791570157 AW548139 Mus musculus mRNA, complete cds, clone: 2-31 2.79079344 AW555176 D15Wsu59e DNA segment, Chr 15, Wayne State University 59, expressed 2.784158457 AW546427 ESTs, Highly similar to RAS-LIKE PROTEIN TC21 [Homo sapiens] 2.78308135 AW537671 ESTs, Highly similar to similar to human DNA-binding protein 5. [H. sapiens] 2.779263429 C77223 Rpo2-1 RNA polymerase II 1 2.776921055 AA000318 ESTs, Highly similar to REPLICATION PROTEIN A 14 KD SUBUNIT [Homo sapiens 2.773773419 AW543985 ESTs, Weakly similar to MYELOID DIFFERENTIATION PRIMARY RESPONSE 2.77132421 PROTEIN MYD116 [M. musculus] AW552638 Mouse mRNA for dbpA murine homologue, complete cds 2.769626773 AU043911 ESTs, Weakly similar to UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2-17 KD 2 2.769540325 [M. musculus] AW543811 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 86.9 KD PROTEIN ZK945.3 IN 2.767962067 CHROMOSOME II [Caenorhabditis elegans] AW538407 Slc20a1 solute carrier family 20, member 1 2.767681717 AW551944 ESTs, Highly similar to Similar to D. melanogaster parallel sister chromatids protein 2.767267283 [Homo sapiens] AW537083 ESTs, Highly similar to cellular apoptosis susceptibilty protein [H. sapiens] 2.766532496 AW544737 Atpl ATPase-like vacuolar proton channel 2.763759005 AW556977 Zpk zipper (leucine) protein kinase 2.763133879 AW555759 Phb prohibitin 2.761699761 AW536246 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE METHIONINE AMINOPEPTIDASE 1 [H. sapiens] 2.760259754 AW551817 Madh4 MAD homolog 4 (Drosophila) 2.757229361 AA146020 Mus musculus chromosome X contigB; X-linked lymphocyte regulated 5 gene, Zinc 2.756223603 finger protein 28, Zinc finger protein 92, mmxq28orf AW554240 ESTs, Highly similar to OLIGOSACCHARYL TRANSFERASE STT3 SUBUNIT 2.752467221 HOMOLOG [Caenorhabditis elegans] AU043122 Cox5b cytochrome c oxidase, subunit Vb 2.751396487 AA265396 Lag leukemia-associated gene 2.750567219 AW550641 Frg1 FSHD region gene 1 2.747989143 C86480 Plp proteolipid protein (myelin) 2.746027119 AA399854 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE ASPARAGINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE DED81 2.743198399 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] C76349 Sclip Scgn10 like-protein 2.742268969 AA509855 ESTs, Highly similar to TROPOMYOSIN 4, EMBRYONIC FIBROBLAST ISOFORM 2.740953545 [Rattus norvegicus] AI528760 Mouse mRNA for dbpA murine homologue, complete cds 2.739257165 AW551820 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 37.2 KD PROTEIN C12C2.09C IN 2.736097382 CHROMOSOME I [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] AW553001 lslr immunoglobulin superfamily containing leucine-rich repeat 2.735275152 AI324702 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L19 2.733803162 AU018011 Mus musculus truncated SON protein (Son) mRNA, complete cds 2.729861304 C87907 Mor2 malate dehydrogenase, soluble 2.728657356 AW556389 Cappb1 capping protein beta 1 2.727836531 AI661905 ESTs, Highly similar to similar to nuclear domain 10 protein NDP52 [H. sapiens] 2.72394245 AW537825 ESTs, Moderately similar to unknown protein IT12 [H. sapiens] 2.723239257 AA122891 Gapd Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2.72255977 AW550518 Mus musculus acidic ribosomal phosphoprotein P1 mRNA, complete cds 2.722524256 AW546168 Rps5 ribosomal protein S5 2.722225631 AW549855 Scp2 sterol carrier protein 2, liver 2.72161746 AW555634 Dld dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase 2.72129 AW537250 ESTs, Weakly similar to damage-specific DNA binding protein 1 [M. musculus] 2.720679787 AW553320 Mus musculus mRNA for ribosomal protein L35a 2.720548204 AA547684 ESTs, Highly similar to translation initiation factor IF2 [H. sapiens] 2.719806487 AW545347 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 47.4 KD PROTEIN IN PAS1-MST1 2.719059223 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AA276030 Atpl ATPase-like vacuolar proton channel 2.715993411 AW555415 Gtf2i general transcription factor II I 2.714548958 AU023806 Rock1 Rho-associated coiled-coil forming kinase 1 2.714535436 AW557865 Rad50 RAD50 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 2.71088834 C77773 ESTs, Weakly similar to (define not available 5453421) [M. musculus] 2.706432587 AW557152 ESTs, Highly similar to spliceosomal protein SAP 155 [H. sapiens] 2.706136493 AW547604 ESTs, Weakly similar to ORF YOL071w [S. cerevisiae] 2.704938801 AW555995 Lrpap1 low density lipoprotein receptor related protein, associated protein 1 2.70479575 AW556062 Tex10 testis expressed gene 10 2.704249677 AW536817 ESTs, Highly similar to ALPHA ENOLASE [Mus musculus] 2.700717507 AA050086 Ube2i ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2I 2.699647334 AI427886 ESTs, Highly similar to RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB-28 [R. norvegicus] 2.694100196 AA032437 ESTs, Moderately similar to DUAL SPECIFICITY PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE PAC-1 2.688124354 [Homo sapiens] AW551468 ESTs, Weakly similar to sorting nexin 1 [M. musculus] 2.684742798 AI451433 Abc2 ATP-binding cassette 2 2.67945398 AW538472 Biklk Bcl2-interacting killer-like 2.677929061 AW546384 Psma3 proteasome (prosome, macropain) subunit, alpha type 3 2.675903592 AW550900 Emd emerin 2.674320907 AU019004 Cd63 Cd63 antigen 2.673939197 AI326913 ESTs, Highly similar to CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES REGULATORY SUBUNIT 2.672753295 1 [Homo sapiens] AW536576 Tex9 testis expressed gene 9 2.671550442 AA031120 Psma1 proteasome (prosome, macropain) subunit, alpha type 1 2.663765326 AW544996 M6pr mannose-6-phosphate receptor, cation dependent 2.661867728 AI451372 ESTs, Weakly similar to similar to kinensin-like protein [C. elegans] 2.661294957 AU022547 ESTs, Highly similar to ACTIVATOR 1 38 KD SUBUNIT [Homo sapiens] 2.660297025 AU043450 Msh2 mutS homolog 2 (E. coli) 2.659901068 AW536154 Ctps CTP synthase 2.659526849 C76763 ESTs, Moderately similar to GOLIATH PROTEIN [Drosophila melanogaster] 2.657128663 AW554567 Fkbp1a FK506 binding protein 1a (12 kDa) 2.653957746 AU018277 ESTs, Highly similar to OLIGOSACCHARYL TRANSFERASE STT3 SUBUNIT 2.653900272 HOMOLOG [Caenorhabditis elegans] AW537202 Dhfr dihydrofolate reductase 2.653293004 AW552167 II1rak interleukin 1 receptor-associated kinase 2.652630575 AA422973 ESTs, Moderately similar to AF161556_1 HSPC071 [H. sapiens] 2.652581493 AW536175 Adh5 alcohol dehydrogenase 5 2.650134514 AW549687 Mus musculus ribosomal protein L23 (Rpl23) gene, complete cds 2.649942368 AW537221 Fgfrp fibroblast growth factor regulated protein 2.648558726 AW537334 ESTs, Weakly similar to signal recognition particle 54K protein [M. musculus] 2.647412355 AW548330 ESTs, Moderately similar to NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE CHAIN 2 2.646892785 [Mus musculus] AU019197 Bet3- Bet3 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 2.644793591 pending AW552337 ESTs, Highly similar to RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAB-6 [Homo sapiens] 2.641220499 AW537799 Mus musculus SIK similar protein mRNA, complete cds 2.636695362 AW548397 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL:T01421 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 2.636437564 C85373 ESTs, Highly similar to ARGINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE, MITOCHONDRIAL 2.635279092 PRECURSOR [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] W64196 ESTs, Weakly similar to HG17_MOUSE NONHISTONE CHROMOSOMAL PROTEIN 2.63462814 HMG-17 [M. musculus] W12375 Hnrpa2b1 heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 2.633808409 AW539363 Nsbp1 nucleosome binding protein 1 2.630394701 AU020218 Zrf2 zuotin related factor 2 2.627413283 AW537655 Gapd glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2.625964554 AW552715 ESTs, Weakly similar to DnaJ-like protein [M. musculus] 2.625449507 AW538766 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL UOG-1 PROTEIN [M. musculus] 2.625140435 AI326146 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 23.3 KD PROTEIN ZK688.3 IN 2.62464727 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] AU040819 ESTs, Highly similar to VESICULAR INTEGRAL-MEMBRANE PROTEIN VIP36 2.624615038 PRECURSOR [Canis familiaris] AW536519 ESTs, Weakly similar to lens epithelium-derived growth factor [H. sapiens] 2.623225239 C78609 ESTs, Highly similar to EUKARYOTIC INITIATION FACTOR 4 GAMMA 2.621287161 [Oryctolagus cuniculis] AI662104 Mus musculus CYP2C40 (Cyp2c40) mRNA, complete cds 2.619833394 AW537395 Ube3a ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E3A 2.619748772 AW554398 Tcea1 transcription elongation factor A (SII), 1 2.619234745 W09453 proton pump polypeptide [R. rattus] 2.618453637 AW544762 Fbln1 fibulin 1 2.617861014 AI426727 ESTs, Weakly similar to 5′-AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE, GAMMA-1 2.617120238 SUBUNIT [M. musculus] AW537625 ESTs, Highly similar to TRNA-PROCESSING PROTEIN SEN3 2.615208114 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW537195 M. musculus mRNA for e1 protein 2.610502282 AW537401 Pk3 pyruvate kinase 3 2.609416814 AW549044 Mus musculus SPARC-related protein (SRG) mRNA, complete cds 2.609089766 AA274739 Pnn pinin 2.604930495 AW556049 Aco2 aconitase 2, mitochondrial 2.602835974 AA472933 ESTs, Highly similar to unknown [H. sapiens] 2.602536474 AW543515 ESTs, Highly similar to TRNA-PROCESSING PROTEIN SEN3 2.600612477 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AU020998 Plat plasminogen activator, tissue 2.599921486 AW545301 Dnpep aspartyl aminopeptidase 2.598735375 AI324089 EST, Highly similar to PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL-4-PHOSPHATE 5-KINASE 2.598540553 TYPE II ALPHA [M. musculus] AW558079 ESTs, Weakly similar to PPAR gamma coactivator [M. musculus] 2.596900062 AU021489 Omd osteomodulin 2.593848954 AI327309 Mus musculus clone TA-9 ATP synthase b chain homolog mRNA, partial cds 2.591834166 AI427644 Egfr Epidermal growth factor receptor 2.591598589 AW544372 ESTs, Highly similar to pEachy [R. norvegicus] 2.591522355 AW537730 ESTs, Highly similar to PRE-MRNA SPLICING FACTOR PRP9 2.589914483 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AA034561 Fen1 Flap structure specific endonuclease 1 2.587417174 W98303 Sema3a sema domain, immunoglobulin domain (Ig), short basic domain, secreted, 2.586437483 (semaphorin) 3A AI528850 Fasn Fatty acid synthase 2.585878999 AW548198 Gpx3 glutathione peroxidase 3 2.584222275 C86630 ESTs, Highly similar to similar to nuclear domain 10 protein NDP52 [H. sapiens] 2.582573765 C87669 Mod1 malic enzyme, supernatant 2.581027133 AA437614 ESTs, Highly similar to S1-1 protein [R. norvegicus] 2.580768885 AU018547 EST, Weakly similar to NaPi-2 beta [R. norvegicus] 2.580324249 C80147 Hdgf hepatoma-derived growth factor 2.579618455 AI322431 ESTs, Highly similar to MICROSOMAL SIGNAL PEPTIDASE 18 KD SUBUNIT 2.579173299 [Canis familiaris] AW548906 ESTs, Highly similar to PROBABLE 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L14EB 2.579131557 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW546306 Hmg2 high mobility group protein 2 2.57498711 AA208818 Fxr1h fragile X mental retardation gene, autosomal homolog 2.574882839 AU017276 Ntan1 N-terminal Asn amidase 2.571512897 AW536609 Eif3 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 2.57065592 AW548091 ESTs, Moderately similar to LAR PROTEIN PRECURSOR [Homo sapiens] 2.570578867 AU023604 ESTs, Weakly similar to SEX-LETHAL PROTEIN, FEMALE-SPECIFIC [Drosophila 2.569110342 melanogaster] C81388 Slc16a1 solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylic acid transporters), member 1 2.568588458 AA060863 Mus musculus TSC22-related inducible leucine zipper 1b (Tilz1b) mRNA, complete cds 2.567506201 AW555706 Ppia peptidylprolyl isomerase A 2.564464822 AW551564 Mus musculus mRNA for sid2057p, complete cds 2.559018224 AW548086 Ptma prothymosin alpha 2.558161157 AW550493 Dbi diazepam binding inhibitor 2.555492823 AW544081 Rbbp7 retinoblastoma binding protein 7 2.554967829 AA003408 3-Sep septin 3 2.553331559 AW536320 Orc4 origin recognition complex, subunit 4 2.55331517 AI324242 ESTs, Highly similar to HOMEOBOX PROTEIN OTX1 [M. musculus] 2.552903418 AI573460 Chd1 Chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 1 2.550880804 AA061763 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 70.2 KD PROTEIN IN GSH1-CHS6 2.550225644 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW549809 Abcd4 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 4 2.548870042 AW538647 Rps11 ribosomal protein S11 2.545085369 AW539270 ESTs, Highly similar to TUBULIN GAMMA CHAIN [Homo sapiens] 2.543404596 AW536342 ESTs, Weakly similar to RSP-1 PROTEIN [Mus musculus] 2.542866132 AW536182 Sec61a SEC61, alpha subunit (S. cerevisiae) 2.542719816 AW539649 ESTs, Highly similar to DEK PROTEIN [Homo sapiens] 2.542495091 AA426845 Sox15 SRY-box containing gene 15 2.54230538 AI427918 ESTs, Moderately similar to dJ206D15.3 [H. sapiens] 2.541668093 AW547546 Pmp20- peroxisomal membrane protein 20 2.540500727 pending AA266975 Cdc42 Cell division cycle 42 2.539715246 AW557331 ESTs, Weakly similar to F15D4.3 [C. elegans] 2.53958994 AU042135 ESTs, Moderately similar to protocadherin-3 [R. norvegicus] 2.539044703 AW555666 ESTs, Highly similar to CAMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE TYPE I-ALPHA 2.538023165 REGULATORY CHAIN [Homo sapiens] AW549721 Hspa9a heat shock protein, 74 kDa, A 2.535480124 AU023995 Mus musculus chromosome segregation protein SmcB (SmcB) mRNA, complete cds 2.530486227 AW541453 Capg capping protein (actin filament), gelsolin-like 2.530408897 AA222216 Tubb4 tubulin, beta 4 2.528905535 AW536795 Clk CDC-like kinase 2.522978124 AW557901 ESTs, Weakly similar to C54G7.4 gene product [C. elegans] 2.522377919 AW552709 Mus musculus brain protein 44-like protein (Brp44I) mRNA, complete cds 2.521723313 AW536179 ESTs, Weakly similar to CGI-59 protein [H. sapiens] 2.521255841 C86107 Actn3 actinin alpha 3 2.520902204 AU044498 Bcap37 B-cell receptor-associated protein 37 2.518818666 AW547403 Adcyap1r1 adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide 1 receptor 1 2.518240435 AW554737 ESTs, Weakly similar to KIAA0512 protein [H. sapiens] 2.514867936 AA445435 ESTs, Moderately similar to PTD017 [H. sapiens] 2.512197233 AU016461 Ssfa1 sperm specific antigen 1 2.512128647 AA080011 Ywhae Tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activatioprotein, epsilon 2.511644859 polypeptide AU022118 Pnn pinin 2.511460674 AW539549 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0095 gene is related to S. cerevisiae NIC96 gene. 2.510991932 [H. sapiens] AW553714 Tlk Tousled-like kinase (Arabidopsis) 2.510671023 C86454 ESTs, Weakly similar to SOX13 [M. musculus] 2.510141101 AA474681 ESTs, Moderately similar to A53770 growth factor-responsive protein, vascular 2.509526639 smooth muscle-rat [R. norvegicus] AW552886 Vcp valosin containing protein 2.50801841 AU021911 ESTs, Moderately similar to ERYTHROID KRUEPPEL-LIKE TRANSCRIPTION 2.507198715 FACTOR [Mus musculus] AW539120 ESTs, Weakly similar to BETA-MANNOSIDASE PRECURSOR [H. sapiens] 2.505882042 AU042815 LOC53325 putative transcription factor 2.505471313 AW544505 Soat1 sterol O-acyltransferase 1 2.498847559 AW546367 Mus musculus CRIPT protein mRNA, complete cds 2.497650335 AW551726 Wbp5 WW domain binding protein 5 2.496644567 W97837 D10Ertd322e DNA segment, Chr 10, ERATO Doi 322, expressed 2.494826439 AU016534 ESTs, Weakly similar to PARATHYMOSIN [Rattus norvegicus] 2.493713568 AW546141 Macs myristoylated alanine rich protein kinase C substrate 2.492012377 AW547469 Ywhae tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activatioprotein, epsilon 2.491814894 polypeptide AW539320 Pl1 placental lactogen 1 2.490879313 AW555985 Rpa2 replication protein A2 2.490514775 AA050684 Silg81 silica-induced gene 81 2.490476063 AW544374 Fin14 fibroblast growth factor inducible 14 2.490464918 AA016827 ESTs, Weakly similar to RING CANAL PROTEIN [Drosophila melanogaster] 2.489325106 AU015783 ESTs, Highly similar to unknown [H. sapiens] 2.489003752 AW555631 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE RECEPTOR PROTEIN [Homo sapiens] 2.488892742 C80070 ESTs, Moderately similar to hypothetical protein [H. sapiens] 2.488351328 AA016810 D15Wsu77e DNA segment, Chr 15, Wayne State University 77, expressed 2.487746386 AA000223 Mus musculus SPARC-related protein (SRG) mRNA, complete cds 2.484495842 AU045850 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE T26G10.1 2.480950679 IN CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] AI326091 Mus musculus antioxidant enzyme AOE372 mRNA, complete cds 2.480362721 AA014915 Hsp74 Heat shock protein, 74 kDa 2.479501024 AW544689 ESTs, Weakly similar to KIAA0869 protein [H. sapiens] 2.478339667 AW542349 ESTs, Highly similar to SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 72 KD PROTEIN 2.474356861 [Canis familiaris] AI426202 ESTs, Highly similar to leucine-rich-domain inter-acting protein 1 [M. musculus] 2.472494776 AW543636 Anxa5 annexin A5 2.471442908 AW553103 ESTs, Weakly similar to es 64 [M. musculus] 2.470432192 AI448428 ESTs, Weakly similar to Rigui [M. musculus] 2.470113702 AW546519 Trt translationally regulated transcript (21 kDa) 2.469720709 AW539820 Lv delta-aminolevulinate dehydratase 2.468434243 AU046028 ESTs, Moderately similar to RNA polymerase II transcription factor SIII p18 subunit 2.467860062 [R. norvegicus] AW555561 Mybl2 myeloblastosis oncogene-like 2 2.467492726 AW543683 Ncl nucleolin 2.466832971 W13561 Jag2 jagged 2 2.465200657 AU016137 Fth ferritin heavy chain 2.464959455 AW536987 Snta1 syntrophin, acidic 1 2.464853599 AW536435 ESTs, Moderately similar to KIAA0755 protein [H. sapiens] 2.463881083 AI327112 Mus musculus NADP-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase (Idh) mRNA, complete cds 2.463800442 AA268327 ESTs, Highly similar to FIBRILLIN 1 PRECURSOR [Homo sapiens] 2.462447346 AI528700 Rab1 RAB1, member RAS oncogene family 2.46222509 AA220617 Bak Bc12 homologous antagonist/killer 2.461291028 AW542307 Gtpbp GTP binding protein 1 2.460990263 AU022218 Ptp4a1 protein tyrosine phosphatase 4a1 2.459877353 W81857 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 39.7 KD PROTEIN C34E10.2 IN 2.458320944 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] C78257 ESTs, Highly similar to (defline not available 6012071) [R. norvegicus] 2.45776456 AW539362 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0515 protein [H. sapiens] 2.455566909 AA274915 U2af1-rs1 U2 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein auxiliary factor (U2AF), 35 kDa, related sequence 1 2.454199936 AW536155 Ddx5 DEAD (aspartate-glutamate-alanine-aspartate) box polypeptide 5 2.450399008 AI451115 Tcof1 Treacher Collins Franceschetti syndrome 1, homolog 2.449114592 AI415181 ESTs, Highly similar to adaptor protein [H. sapiens] 2.447784219 C87823 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL:T01156 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 2.446705774 AU045477 M. musculus ASF mRNA 2.44424645 C87175 ESTs, Highly similar to TUBULIN BETA CHAIN [Lytechinus pictus] 2.444103591 AW555877 Gdi3 guanosine diphosphate (GDP) dissociation inhibitor 3 2.443313285 AU023429 ESTs, Moderately similar to heat shock factor binding protein 1 HSBP1 [H. sapiens] 2.443174621 AW551192 Psme1 protease (prosome, macropain) 28 subunit, alpha 2.442839637 AW545938 Sap18 Sin3-associated polypeptide 18 2.441113088 AU016501 Ltbp3 latent transforming growth factor beta binding protein 3 2.439347726 AW551042 Mus musculus X chromosome: L1cam locus 2.438710922 AW552195 ESTs, Highly similar to MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT RECEPTOR SUBUNIT TOM20 2.4386961 HOMOLOG [R. norvegicus] AW542335 ESTs, Highly similar to MICROSOMAL SIGNAL PEPTIDASE 21 KD SUBUNIT 2.436734688 [Canis familiaris] AW547166 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUINOL-CYTOCHROME C REDUCTASE COMPLEX 2.436219154 14 KD PROTEIN [Bos taurus] AA068842 Ubc2e ubiquitin conjugating enzyme 2e 2.435798543 AU016480 ESTs, Highly similar to 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S25 [Homo sapiens; 2.434092714 Rattus norvegicus] AU023232 Pigf phosphatidylinositol glycan, class F 2.433935408 AA266531 AA930106 EST AA930106 2.43269159 AW548819 ESTs, Moderately similar to acidic 82 kDa protein [H. sapiens] 2.432596162 AA517431 ESTs, Moderately similar to GLYCOPROTEIN 25L PRECURSOR [Canis familiaris] 2.431952116 AA000842 ESTs, Highly similar to KINESIN-II 85 KD SUBUNIT [Strongylocentrotus purpuratus] 2.4312569 AU020424 Slc12a2 solute carrier family 12, member 2 2.42972381 W08137 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 86.9 KD PROTEIN ZK945.3 IN 2.429186971 CHROMOSOME II [Caenorhabditis elegans] AW536067 Aop2 anti-oxidant protein 2 2.425678079 AW555001 Mus musculus RW1 protein mRNA, complete cds 2.422600237 AA274946 Eif1a eukaryotic translation initiation factor 1A 2.420039228 AW557915 Ezh1 enhancer of zeste homolog 1 (Drosophila) 2.416855801 AA168538 Orc4 origin recognition complex, subunit 4 2.413722611 AW537427 Tstap91a tissue specific transplantation antigen P91A 2.413410871 AI429159 ESTs, Weakly similar to ultra-high-sulfur keratin 1 [M. musculus] 2.413170232 AW536433 Hsp70-4 heat shock protein, 70 kDa 4 2.413114212 AW541013 ESTs, Moderately similar to HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN HI0376 [Haemophilus 2.412854555 influenzae] AA272821 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE ADENOSINE KINASE [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.412651495 AW552159 Atp2a2 ATPase, Ca++ transporting, cardiac muscle, slow twitch 2 2.409551934 AW555351 Mus musculus domesticus mitochondrial carrier homolog 1 isoform a mRNA, 2.408853343 complete cds; nuclear gene for mitochondrial product AI323543 Mus musculus (clone: pMAT1) mRNA, complete cds 2.40628791 AW536140 Hsp86-1 heat shock protein, 86 kDa 1 2.405500262 C76941 Tif1b transcriptional intermediary factor 1, beta 2.40299958 AA414211 ESTs, Highly similar to RSP5 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.401776272 W08937 FAN protein 2.401104291 AW549671 ESTs, Weakly similar to SOX13 [M. musculus] 2.398051225 AA416246 Pmp22 Peripheral myelin protein, 22 kDa 2.394587625 AI427491 ESTs, Highly similar to PROBABLE UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL 2.394177647 HYDROLASE [Homo sapiens] AU015183 Ptprc protein tyrosine phosphatase, receptor type, C 2.393529137 AA031056 Mcmd5 mini chromosome maintenance deficient 5 (S. cerevisiae) 2.391689429 C87726 Mus musculus mitotic checkpoint component Mad2 mRNA, complete cds 2.391344308 AW552558 Eif2s3x eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, subunit 3, structural gene X-linked 2.390411491 AW547239 ESTs, Highly similar to TRANSLOCON-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN, ALPHA SUBUNIT 2.388404892 PRECURSOR [Canis familiaris] AW552412 ESTs, Highly similar to TRANSLOCON-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN, BETA SUBUNIT 2.385307516 PRECURSOR [Homo sapiens] AU018839 Hmg14 high mobility group protein 14 2.384908256 AA403949 Capn12 calpain 12 2.38344367 C86052 Cnn1 calponin 1 2.380586251 AW549140 ESTs, Weakly similar to Peter Pan [D. melanogaster] 2.379705926 AA245492 ESTs, Moderately similar to AF151064_1 HSPC230 [H. sapiens] 2.379149074 AA466838 ESTs, Highly similar to Cdc5-like protein [R. norvegicus] 2.377796701 AW552727 Fasn fatty acid synthase 2.377306081 AA020034 ESTs, Weakly similar to cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1 [H. sapiens] 2.376903716 AA023641 Madh3 MAD homolog 3 (Drosophila) 2.376148136 C86367 ESTs, Weakly similar to BAT2 [M. musculus] 2.375988234 AA388122 Mem3 Maternal embryonic message 3 2.374556107 AA004149 ESTs, Weakly similar to PROBABLE PEPTIDYL-TRNA HYDROLASE 2.373057115 [Bacillus subtilis] AW553203 Mus musculus mRNA, complete cds, clone: 2-24 2.371518772 AW536206 Hsp86-1 heat shock protein, 86 kDa 1 2.370643703 W91463 Ddef1 development and differentiation enhancing 2.369512617 AW548540 Mus musculus SIK similar protein mRNA, complete cds 2.368814949 AA288977 ESTs, Moderately similar to GOLIATH PROTEIN [Drosophila melanogaster] 2.368498766 AA033138 Ant2 Adenine nucleotide translocator 2, fibroblast 2.36746577 AW536910 ESTs, Moderately similar to chromosome-associated protein-E [H. sapiens] 2.365185976 AW556217 Ash2l ash2 (absent, small, or homeotic)-like (Drosophila) 2.364972967 AA266868 ESTs, Highly similar to RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE [Homo sapiens] 2.364627315 C81301 Rbpsuh recombining binding protein suppressor of hairless (Drosophila) 2.364326297 AA274539 Mus musculus mRNA for 26S proteasome non-ATPase subunit 2.362706461 AI325930 ESTs, Highly similar to CELL DIVISION CONTROL PROTEIN 23 2.361095885 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW555373 Mus musculus short coiled coil protein SCOCO (Scoc) mRNA, complete cds 2.36056201 AW554706 ESTs, Highly similar to hypothetical protein [H. sapiens] 2.357478513 AW551989 Eef2 eukaryotic translation elongation factor 2 2.357184652 AA203922 Tmod3 tropomodulin 3 2.355290717 AU041196 ESTs, Highly similar to 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L22 [Tripneustes gratilla] 2.355169604 AA290484 ESTs, Weakly similar to SPORULATION-SPECIFIC PROTEIN 1 2.354693252 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AU046294 Magoh mago-nashi homolog, proliferation-associated (Drosophila) 2.353138844 AA050900 Egr1 Early growth response 1 2.352134769 AW548009 ESTs, Highly similar to PTD014 [H. sapiens] 2.346432008 AU023893 ESTs, Highly similar to choline/ethanolaminephosphotransferase [H. sapiens] 2.343732092 AW537685 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 83.2 KD PROTEIN IN CHA1-APA1/DTP 2.342999287 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW540984 Api4 apoptosis inhibitor 4 2.342898046 C77892 Hba-a1 hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 1 2.342638604 AU019031 Hist4 histone 4 protein 2.341178338 AI414575 ESTs, Moderately similar to HISTONE ACETYLTRANSFERASE TYPE B 2.340858323 CATALYTIC SUBUNIT [H. sapiens] AU043242 ESTs, Weakly similar to ORF YKR081c [S. cerevisiae] 2.340501043 AW553194 Mus musculus Cope1 mRNA for nonclathrin coat protein epsilon-COP, complete cds 2.339239681 AW556204 ESTs, Weakly similar to ORF YGR200c [S. cerevisiae] 2.339173959 AU043007 M. musculus mRNA for neuronal protein 15.6 2.339134449 AW536641 ESTs, Highly similar to CLATHRIN HEAVY CHAIN [Rattus norvegicus] 2.338980841 AU040648 ESTs, Weakly similar to ORF YNL061w [S. cerevisiae] 2.337816604 AW558198 Emap2 endothelial monocyte activating polypeptide 2 2.335465842 AU043578 Tacc3 transforming, acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3 2.332924372 AW547363 Fmo5 flavin containing monooxygenase 5 2.330683655 W44162 ESTs, Moderately similar to N153_RAT NUCLEAR PORE COMPLEX PROTEIN 2.330309625 NUP153 [R. norvegicus] AU015616 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST yk338f6.5 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 2.330288731 AI322439 ESTs, Moderately similar to SIGNAL RECOGNITION PARTICLE 19 KD PROTEIN 2.329157971 [Homo sapiens] AW544876 ESTs, Highly similar to TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BTF3 [Homo sapiens] 2.327613924 AW536151 Hsp60 heat shock protein, 60 kDa 2.327256569 AW549706 Nedd4 neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated gene 4 2.327084972 AW555062 ESTs, Weakly similar to snRNP protein B [D. melanogaster] 2.322730091 AW556238 ESTs, Moderately similar to striatin [M. musculus] 2.321466801 AA444533 ESTs, Highly similar to G10 PROTEIN [Xenopus laevis] 2.319746228 AI451613 ESTs, Highly similar to CYP4B1 [M. musculus] 2.318913225 AU023815 ESTs, Weakly similar to (defline not available 5901816) [D. melanogaster] 2.318446678 AA052404 CRIPT CRIPT protein 2.318310231 AW547917 ESTs, Highly similar to SINGLE-STRANDED DNA-BINDING PROTEIN, 2.317172841 MITOCHONDRIAL PRECURSOR [Rattus norvegicus] AW536738 KIf9 Kruppel-like factor 9 2.316449053 AW537096 ESTs, Highly similar to GLUTAMINYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE [Homo sapiens] 2.316069284 AW552222 H19 H19 fetal liver mRNA 2.315271509 AW552411 Ech1 enoyl coenzyme A hydratase 1, peroxisomal 2.315044879 AW556441 ESTs, Moderately similar to NY-REN-45 antigen [H. sapiens] 2.314566763 AW537615 Orc1 origin recognition complex, subunit 1 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 2.313001263 AW554187 G2an alpha glucosidase 2, alpha neutral subunit 2.312088278 AW556339 ESTs, Highly similar to RN protein [R. norvegicus] 2.311016095 AW536573 ESTs, Weakly similar to similar to leucyl-tRNA synthetase [C. elegans] 2.311009258 AU044452 Nit1 nitrilase 1 2.31027286 AU040813 ESTs, Weakly similar to T23G11.9 [C. elegans] 2.309549316 AU021615 ESTs, Highly similar to SET PROTEIN [Homo sapiens] 2.30703954 AA444224 ESTs, Highly similar to UBP7_HUMAN UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL 2.305871297 HYDROLASE 7 [H. sapiens] AU023417 Xnp X-linked nuclear protein 2.30515632 AW556482 ESTs, Moderately similar to hypothetical protein [H. sapiens] 2.303394618 AW546518 Erh enhancer of rudimentary homolog (Drosophila) 2.303065378 AA268423 Rdh5 retinol dehydrogenase type 5 2.301249007 AA014771 Pkcz protein kinase C, zeta 2.298782934 AW545976 Cops7a COP9 (constitutive photomorphogenic), subunit 7a (Arabidopsis) 2.297823068 AU015592 Ybx1 Y box protein 1 2.296828893 AW552368 ESTs, Weakly similar to F42A6.6 [C. elegans] 2.296724442 AU016947 Rbbp6 retinoblastoma binding protein 6 2.293981468 AW539367 Mus musculus ribosomal protein L23 (Rpl23) gene, complete cds 2.293923928 AW549937 Hdac2 histone deacetylase 2 2.292864895 AW553303 ESTs, Highly similar to NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE 19 KD 2.292305877 SUBUNIT [Bos taurus] AW557882 Anxa7 annexin A7 2.291896987 W34474 ESTs, Highly similar to HAM1 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.290024001 AW544089 ESTs, Highly similar to unknown [H. sapiens] 2.289029466 AW553526 Npm1 nucleophosmin 1 2.288099461 AA444943 ESTs, Highly similar to GLYCOPROTEIN 25L PRECURSOR [Canis familiaris] 2.28632601 AW553602 ESTs, Weakly similar to (define not available 6016842) [M. musculus] 2.285573594 AW554909 Rpl8 ribosomal protein L8 2.285360197 AU020790 Mus musculus BAF53a (Baf53a) mRNA, complete cds 2.284270468 AU024674 ESTs, Highly similar to CITRATE SYNTHASE, MITOCHONDRIAL PRECURSOR 2.28323685 [Sus scrofa] C88330 ESTs, Weakly similar to weak similarity to the yeast SSM4 protein [C. elegans] 2.282437195 AW536926 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0601 protein [H. sapiens] 2.282157312 W48017 ESTs, Highly similar to AF151859_1 CGI-101 protein [H. sapiens] 2.28097946 W13152 ESTs, Highly similar to CYCLIN-DEPENDENT KINASES REGULATORY SUBUNIT 2.280916964 2 [Homo sapiens] AA388377 D5Ertd363e DNA segment, Chr 5, ERATO Doi 363, expressed 2.280662428 AW536490 Usp5 ubiquitin specific protease 5 (isopeptidase T) 2.27846001 AW546788 Tgfbi transforming growth factor, beta induced, 68 kDa 2.275899113 C80729 Catna1 catenin alpha 1 2.275074652 AI426199 ESTs, Weakly similar to stromal cell-derived factor 2 [M. musculus] 2.273575265 AW554921 ESTs, Weakly similar to KIAA0690 protein [H. sapiens] 2.270891671 AA541870 ESTs, Highly similar to arsenate resistance protein ARS2 [H. sapiens] 2.264516126 AW548210 ESTs, Highly similar to 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S25 [Homo sapiens; Rattus 2.262604986 norvegicus] AI427473 ESTs, Moderately similar to COP9 PROTEIN [Arabidopsis thaliana] 2.262114744 AW538852 Hmg14 high mobility group protein 14 2.259961047 AA030447 Prph1 Peripherin 2.25921575 AW536727 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 18.5 KD PROTEIN C12G12.05C IN 2.254945336 CHROMOSOME IN [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] AW552406 Mus musculus ATP synthase gamma-subunit gene, nuclear gene encoding a 2.25252829 mitochondrial protein, partial cds C78511 Biklk Bcl2-interacting killer-like 2.2503145 AI451984 Prim1 DNA primase, p49 subunit 2.250302092 AW544726 Ywhaz tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, zeta 2.248914858 polypeptide AW538474 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE SERINE/THREONINE-PROTEIN KINASE A 2.247826338 [Trypanosoma brucei brucei] AW551451 Spnb2 beta-spectrin 2, non-erythrocytic 2.245979336 AW556933 ESTs, Weakly similar to PUTATIVE PRE-MRNA SPLICING FACTOR RNA 2.245882244 HELICASE [H. sapiens] AA049766 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0560 protein [H. sapiens] 2.244003084 AW552799 ESTs, Weakly similar to predicted using Genefinder [C. elegans] 2.243647865 AW536273 Mcmd5 mini chromosome maintenance deficient 5 (S. cerevisiae) 2.243088262 AA003951 Alas2 Aminolevulinic acid synthase 2, erythroid 2.241855839 AW544857 ESTs, Highly similar to ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE [Bos taurus] 2.241748363 AA014456 Atp6k ATPase, H+ transporting lysosomal (vacuolar proton pump), 9.2 kDa 2.23872792 AA254528 Magoh mago-nashi homolog, proliferation-associated (Drosophila) 2.236163487 AU015485 ESTs, Weakly similar to PROBABLE PEROXISOMAL ENOYL-COA HYDRATASE 2.235591843 [M. musculus] AW553551 ESTs, Highly similar to calcium-independent alpha-latrotoxin receptor homolog 2 2.235170069 [R. norvegicus] AU024141 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUITIN [Homo sapiens; Bos taurus; Sus scrofa; Cavia 2.232630685 porcellus;Cricetulus griseus;Cricetulus longicaudatus;Rattus norvegicus;Mus musculus; Oryctlagus cuniculus; Gallus gallus; Xenopus laevis; Drosophila melanogaster; Cerati C81381 ESTs, Weakly similar to BcDNA.GH03108 [D. melanogaster] 2.2321414 AW554765 ESTs, Moderately similar to tpr protein [H. sapiens] 2.231202975 AI323810 Mouse nucleolar protein N038 mRNA, complete cds 2.23056495 AW537485 Pla2g6 85 kDa calcium-independent phospholipase A2 2.230310343 AW556373 ESTs, Highly similar to HAM1 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.228965982 AU024437 ESTs, Weakly similar to rit [M. musculus] 2.228758058 AU023680 ESTs, Highly similar to SET PROTEIN [Homo sapiens] 2.228390926 W53962 Tgfb2 Transforming growth factor, beta 2 2.228071514 AW544412 ESTs, Highly similar to TUBULIN BETA CHAIN [Lytechinus pictus] 2.226024845 AA423209 Psme3 Proteaseome (prosome, macropain) 28 subunit, 3 2.222939666 AU042116 ESTs, Highly similar to 40S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S10 [Homo sapiens] 2.222175184 AU041939 Mus musculus TBX1 protein mRNA, complete cds 2.221932511 W83038 Csnk casein kappa 2.220674318 AU016810 EST, Weakly similar to coxsackie and adenovirus receptor homologue [M. musculus] 2.220628518 AA272067 Fth ferritin heavy chain 2.21966855 AW550222 Mc2r melanocortin 2 receptor 2.219421336 AW546733 Mus musculus mRNA for Arp2/3 complex subunit p21-Arc, complete cds 2.219371653 AW549040 Rbmxrt RNA binding motif protein, X chromosome retrogene 2.218222838 AW541478 ESTs, Highly similar to signal peptidase:SUBUNIT 2.217423992 AI447392 Dgcr6 DiGeorge syndrome chromosome region 6 2.216472345 AW549381 Rgds ral guanine nucleotide dissociation stimulator 2.21318416 AU016133 ESTs, Weakly similar to MSSP [M. musculus] 2.213009807 AW537792 Grp78 glucose regulated protein, 78 kDa 2.212760746 AW551233 Ptp4a2 protein tyrosine phosphatase 4a2 2.212302179 AW537568 ESTs, Weakly similar to similar to yeast heat shock protein STI1 [C. elegans] 2.212010488 AW550650 Tctex1 t-complex testis expressed 1 2.210463986 AA016507 Eif2ak4 eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2 alpha kinase 4 2.209906084 AA510877 LOC56043 aldo-keto reductase 2.209674103 AW556506 ESTs, Weakly similar to contains similarity to human cyclin A/CDK2-associated 2.207942373 protein p19, an RNA polymerase II elongation factor-like protein [C. elegans] AA033417 Shd src homology 2 domain-containing transforming protein D 2.207103949 AA270607 HIRIP5 HIRA-interacting protein 5 2.205698224 AI447815 ESTs, Moderately similar to LUTHERAN BLOOD GROUP GLYCOPROTEIN 2.20379027 PRECURSOR [H. sapiens] AW536587 Mkln1 muskelin 1, intracellular mediator containing kelch motifs 2.202865025 AA427166 ESTs, Weakly similar to BAZF [M. musculus] 2.202843556 C80427 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 32.0 KD PROTEIN IN SAP190-SPO14 2.202416221 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW537746 Atp6k ATPase, H+ transporting lysosomal (vacuolar proton pump), 9.2 kDa 2.202077047 AW554292 Req requiem 2.199587912 C76488 Ubce7 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 7 2.199583639 W11665 ESTs, Highly similar to LEUCYL-TRNA SYNTHETASE, CYTOPLASMIC 2.199309009 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW557050 ESTs, Highly similar to RADIAL SPOKE PROTEIN 3 [Chlamydomonas reinhardtii] 2.198522495 AI528531 Pdha1 Pyruvate dehydrogenase E1alpha subunit 2.198483601 AU023550 Fin14 fibroblast growth factor inducible 14 2.195941034 W62248 Cdh5 cadherin 5 2.193808943 AW536168 Rangap1 RAN GTPase activating protein 1 2.19351605 AW554767 Clk4 CDC like kinase 4 2.190991173 AA538228 Rab25 RAB25, member RAS oncogene family 2.189550785 AW546162 ESTs, Weakly similar to CARG-BINDING FACTOR-A [M. musculus] 2.189482216 AW539323 ESTs, Weakly similar to (defline not available 5852158) [M. musculus] 2.189245581 AU043933 Gapd glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase 2.189078854 C77465 ESTs, Moderately similar to ZINC FINGER PROTEIN MLZ-4 [Mus musculus] 2.188892377 AW536852 Fadk focal adhesion kinase 2.188786742 AW536207 ESTs, Highly similar to TUBULIN BETA CHAIN [Sus scrofa] 2.188517011 W87197 ESTs, Highly similar to GLUTATHIONE S-TRANSFERASE P [Homo sapiens] 2.188470627 C79925 Cox5a cytochrome c oxidase, subunit Va 2.187784867 AI325926 Pigf Phosphatidylinositol glycan, class F 2.18771481 AW536073 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST yk338g10.5 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 2.187551361 AW555238 ESTs, Weakly similar to ORF YNL091w [S. cerevisiae] 2.187097387 AW546840 ESTs, Moderately similar to ubiquitin protein ligase [M. musculus] 2.18669825 AW544207 Ubce4 ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme 4 2.186399575 W11957 Sm protein F [H. sapiens] 2.185884275 AA265845 Mus musculus mRNA for heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein H 2.185702249 C87751 Mus musculus sodium bicarbonate cotransporter isoform 3 kNBC-3 mRNA, complete 2.185545754 AW536982 Syn1 synapsin I 2.18521333 AA108797 ESTs, Highly similar to AF125100_1 HSPC039 protein [H. sapiens] 2.185013011 AU044169 ESTs, Weakly similar to TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE JAK3 [M. musculus] 2.184892665 AA105546 ESTs, Highly similar to CHROMOSOME REGION MAINTENANCE PROTEIN 1 2.184752938 [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] AW536192 Mus musculus mRNA similar to human Sua1, complete cds 2.184178135 AW556780 Cct3 chaperonin subunit 3 (gamma) 2.183029578 AW552502 ESTs, Weakly similar to RHO GDP-DISSOCIATION INHIBITOR 2 [M. musculus] 2.182648038 AA517533 Erf Est2 repressor factor 2.181963644 AW546347 Mus musculus geminin mRNA, complete cds 2.181899423 AI414501 ESTs, Highly similar to citrin [H. sapiens] 2.180840196 AA521888 Neo1 neogenin 2.180793589 AW544317 Psma6 proteasome (prosome, macropain) subunit, alpha type 6 2.179852629 AU019946 Mus musculus E2F-like transcriptional repressor protein mRNA, complete cds 2.179418995 AA050169 Ppx protein phosphatase X 2.177816479 AA111722 Ccnd1 cyclin D1 2.177805783 W83655 Prip PPAR interacting protein PRIP 2.177488026 AA285673 Rbmx RNA binding motif protein, X chromosome 2.17686901 AA036275 Gata1 GATA-binding protein 1 2.176573242 AW556431 Krt2-1 keratin complex 2, basic, gene 1 2.175571901 AW536811 H2afz histone H2A.Z 2.173945499 C80066 Hn1 hematological and neurological expressed sequence 1 2.172659356 W08432 Brp44l brain protein 44-like protein 2.17256098 C76660 ESTs, Moderately similar to KIAA0663 protein [H. sapiens] 2.172287352 C87299 Csnk1e casein kinase 1, epsilon 2.167517796 AW553712 Ikbkb inhibitor of kappa light polypeptide gene enhancer in B-cells, kinase beta 2.166514209 AU017536 Cox6a1 cytochrome c oxidase, subunit VI a, polypeptide 1 2.16607638 AW544371 Fin14 fibroblast growth factor inducible 14 2.165438344 W11746 Tuba4 tubulin alpha 4 2.164642273 AU020791 Mouse mRNA for TI-225, complete cds 2.164606896 C77018 G3bp2- ras-GTPase-activating protein (GAP<120>) SH3-domain-binding protein 2 2.164476129 pendin AU040132 Shfdg1 split hand/foot deleted gene 1 2.164347535 AA275245 Mus musculus mRNA for vinculin, partial cds 2.164119226 AW547479 ESTs, Weakly similar to PERIPLASMIC DIVALENT CATION TOLERANCE 2.164045819 PROTEIN CUTA [Escherichia coli] AW537551 Abcf3 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family F (GCN20), member 3 2.163970346 AI327284 ESTs, Highly similar to NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE B15 SUBUNIT 2.161072251 [Bos taurus] AA182068 ESTs, Weakly similar to DEOXYRIBOSE-PHOSPHATE ALDOLASE [Escherichia coli] 2.160741463 AU020241 Rps4x ribosomal protein S4, X-linked 2.160120787 AW557678 ESTs, Moderately similar to CGI-147 protein [H. sapiens] 2.15947136 AW537744 Mus musculus protein inhibitor of activated STAT protein PIAS1 mRNA, complete cds 2.159440423 AW545312 M. musculus mRNA for GTP-binding protein 2.159318938 AW551617 ESTs, Weakly similar to HC1 ORF [M. musculus] 2.157995583 AW551441 Mus musculus carboxy terminus of Hsp70-interacting protein (Chip) mRNA, complete 2.157761101 cds AW552022 Nudt5 nudix (nucleoside diphosphate linked moiety X)-type motif 5 2.155260382 AW549360 Sfrs5 splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 5 (SRp40, HRS) 2.154600128 AW552668 Lxn latexin 2.154541717 AA204262 ESTs, Highly similar to ALPHA ENOLASE [Mus musculus] 2.153653659 AU021450 ESTs, Highly similar to step II splicing factor SLU7 [H. sapiens] 2.153638703 AI893442 Cox6a1 Cytochrome C oxidase, subunit VI a, polypeptide 1 2.152596602 AW537050 ESTs, Moderately similar to HYPOTHETICAL 49.7 KD PROTEIN IN GIN2-STE3 2.152451561 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] W77190 ESTs, Weakly similar to 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L30A 2.151613671 [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AA435101 ESTs, Highly similar to MDC-3.13 isoform 1 [H. sapiens] 2.149988061 AW556946 ESTs, Highly similar to TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR IIF, ALPHA 2.148972113 SUBUNIT [Homo sapiens] AW554745 ESTs, Weakly similar to LA PROTEIN HOMOLOG [Drosophila melanogaster] 2.148511594 AW554784 ESTs, Weakly similar to Cxorf5 [H. sapiens] 2.147980173 AA057995 ESTs, Moderately similar to AF151892_1 CGI-134 protein [H. sapiens] 2.147568646 C85330 Mus musculus mRNA for aldolase C, partial 2.146314267 AW553718 Mus musculus CRIPT protein mRNA, complete cds 2.146238796 W98278 ESTs, Highly similar to AF161434_1 HSPC316 [H. sapiens] 2.146162401 C85794 ESTs, Weakly similar to myelin transcription factor 1-like [M. musculus] 2.142786048 AW553739 Ttk Ttk protein kinase 2.14258919 AA512757 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL; C08125 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 2.139749244 AW550795 ESTs, Highly similar to GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE-BINDING PROTEIN G(K), 2.137941679 ALPHA SUBUNIT [Rattus norvegicus] AU018994 Atp5I ATP synthase, H+ transporting, mitochondrial F0 complex, subunit g 2.137180545 AU040533 Mus musculus mRNA for mDj8, complete cds 2.136122453 AU043470 ESTs, Moderately similar to ubiquitin/60S ribosomal fusion protein [M. musculus] 2.135402569 AU041751 Wbp2 WW domain binding protein 2 2.13445614 AU040781 Mus musculus ring-box protein 1 (Rbx1) mRNA, complete cds 2.13360888 AU040559 Rpl3 ribosomal protein L3 2.133597012 AW546128 Gli2 GLI-Kruppel family member GLI2 2.133528553 AU040711 ESTs, Weakly similar to All-1 protein + GTE form [M. musculus] 2.132982988 AW545556 Rnps1 ribonucleic acid binding protein S1 2.131229452 AA386680 Kif5b kinesin family member 5B 2.130805311 AA276752 ESTs, Weakly similar to AF104033_1 MUEL protein [M. musculus] 2.130751988 AW536420 Pfkl phosphofructokinase, liver, B-type 2.130381062 AW537576 Usf2 upstream transcription factor 2 2.130169878 AI324141 Klc1 Kinesin light chain 1 2.129968869 AU023963 ESTs, Weakly similar to SIG41 [M. musculus] 2.127150277 W36959 ESTs, Weakly similar to AAKG_MOUSE 5′-AMP-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE, 2.126333607 GAMMA-1 SUBUNIT [M. musculus] AA050135 ESTs, Highly similar to ISOCITRATE DEHYDROGENASE [Bos taurus] 2.126317392 AW537218 Mus musculus p53 apoptosis-associated target (Perp) mRNA, complete cds 2.124913489 AW554484 Hnrpa2b1 heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A2/B1 2.123621382 AW551889 Rnf4 ring finger protein 4 2.123489733 AU043672 ESTs, Highly similar to PUTATIVE ATP-DEPENDENT RNA HELICASE C22F3.08C 2.123346276 [Schizosaccharomyces pombe] AA183061 ESTs, Highly similar to RNA splicing-related protein [R. norvegicus] 2.119535349 C80708 ESTs, Weakly similar to 62D9.a [D. melanogaster] 2.119484585 W65230 Cldn13 claudin-13 gene 2.119015454 AA122896 Slc22a1l solute carrier family 22 (organic cation transporter), member 1-like 2.118441117 AU023882 Brca2 breast cancer 2 2.117866055 AU019334 ESTs, Moderately similar to ACTIN-LIKE PROTEIN 14D [Drosophila melanogaster] 2.117797328 AW541501 ESTs, Highly similar to CLATHRIN HEAVY CHAIN [Rattus norvegicus] 2.117485424 AW557038 ESTs, Highly similar to TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION FACTOR TFIID 20/15 KD 2.116385548 SUBUNIT [H. sapiens] AW548472 Rps8 ribosomal protein S8 2.116104505 AW540941 ESTs, Highly similar to CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE POLYPEPTIDE VIB 2.115464663 [Homo sapiens] AW545587 ESTs, Moderately similar to BIOTIN CARBOXYLASE [Anabaena pcc7120] 2.112747687 AW553979 ESTs, Highly similar to TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE JAK1 [Homo sapiens] 2.11242201 AW557096 Nfix nuclear factor I/X 2.1119444 AU044022 ESTs, Weakly similar to predicted using Genefinder [C. elegans] 2.111675482 AW550624 Mouse mRNA for TI-225, complete cds 2.110955467 AI415012 ESTs, Weakly similar to F25H9.7 [C. elegans] 2.110875235 AA003927 Cct2 chaperonin subunit 2 (beta) 2.110823315 W89599 Eif2s3x eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2, subunit 3, structural gene X-linked 2.109036647 AW549119 RIE2 RIE2 protein 2.108802 AA027675 Tbx15 T-box 15 2.107485233 AW555686 ESTs, Moderately similar to FAD SYNTHETASE [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.107160343 AW536333 Tcfl1 transcription factor-like 1 2.105768299 AU015203 Pttg1 pituitary tumor-transforming 1 2.10557106 W34455 ESTs, Highly similar to NADH-UBIQUINONE OXIDOREDUCTASE B12 SUBUNIT 2.105042587 [Bos taurus] AU041434 Ulk1 Unc-51 like kinase 1 (C. elegans) 2.103857568 AU017038 ESTs, Highly similar to REPLICATION PROTEIN A 14 KD SUBUNIT [Homo sapiens] 2.102934707 W14837 Prsc1 protease, cysteine, 1 2.102744346 AA163432 ESTs, Weakly similar to ANX7_MOUSE ANNEXIN VII [M. musculus] 2.102354444 AW544350 ESTs, Highly similar to ESS1 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.101933004 AU018835 Mus musculus claudin-10 mRNA, complete cds 2.101785421 AA415519 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 40.4 KD PROTEIN R06F6.5 IN 2.101349422 CHROMOSOME II [Caenorhabditis elegans] AW538436 Mus musculus protein inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase (PIN) mRNA, complete cds 2.100694954 AA086829 Mssk1 muscle-specific serine kinase 1 2.100087115 AA212445 Stat5a Signal transducer and activator of transcription 5A 2.099472632 AW555798 Ncor1 nuclear receptor co-repressor 1 2.098583834 AU041141 ESTs, Moderately similar to (defline not available 6118541) [M. musculus] 2.097620163 AA272878 ESTs, Highly similar to atypical PKC specific binding protein [R. norvegicus] 2.09748684 AA014127 D15Wsu77e DNA segment, Chr 15, Wayne State University 77, expressed 2.094998947 AW544533 Tk1 thymidine kinase 1 2.093696405 AI528532 Mus musculus protein kinase C inhibitor (mPKCI) mRNA, complete cds 2.093394542 AU040509 ESTs, Weakly similar to Ring3 [M. musculus] 2.092999984 AA049416 His1a histone H1 2.092964075 AA268862 Saps- SKAP55 homologue 2.092899653 pending C88157 Mus musculus RING finger protein AO7 mRNA, complete cds 2.092505596 AW536161 Ftl1 ferritin light chain 1 2.092408097 AA032709 D7Ertd462e DNA segment, Chr 7, ERATO Doi 462, expressed 2.091456089 AW538753 ESTs, Highly similar to SORCIN [Cricetulus longicaudatus] 2.090595934 AW554607 Ptk9r- protein tyrosine kinase 9 related protein 2.088525057 pending AI325946 TESTIN 2 PRECURSOR 2.088224301 AW550148 Spint2 serine protease inhibitor, Kunitz type 2 2.088199037 AW555109 Chd1 chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 1 2.088170924 AW557266 ESTs, Highly similar to MITOCHONDRIAL IMPORT RECEPTOR SUBUNIT TOM20 2.085963328 HOMOLOG [R. norvegicus] AW538548 ESTs, Highly similar to PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE DECARBOXYLASE PROENZYME 2.085827569 [Cricetulus griseus] AW552438 ESTs, Moderately similar to (define not available 5714400) [M. musculus] 2.084900792 AA413090 ESTs, Moderately similar to unknown protein IT12 [H. sapiens] 2.08408988 AI573427 Catnb Catenin beta 2.08164667 AW551843 ESTs, Highly similar to (defline not available 5901572) [R. norvegicus] 2.081031756 AW549786 Atp5b ATP synthase, H+ transporting mitochondrial F1 complex, alpha subunit 2.080499984 AW555377 Ahcy S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase 2.080387755 AW545836 ESTs, Highly similar to GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATASE [Homo sapiens] 2.07946168 AW554408 Usp9x ubiquitin specific protease 9, X chromosome 2.079410205 AU017036 ESTs, Highly similar to UBIQUITIN-CONJUGATING ENZYME E2-17 KD 3 [Homo 2.0788242 sapiens; Rattus norvegicus] AU023795 ESTs, Weakly similar to formin binding protein 11 [M. musculus] 2.078771795 AU021910 ESTs, Highly similar to C-1 [H. sapiens] 2.078299566 AA066209 M. musculus mRNA for glutamyl-tRNA synthetase 2.078220839 AA028539 Pdgfc platelet-derived growth factor, C polypeptide 2.078034358 AW545810 ESTs, Highly similar to P53-BINDING PROTEIN 53BP2 [M. musculus] 2.077868917 AW543954 Ubl1 ubiquitin-like 1 2.077687345 AU015235 Mus musculus pre-B-cell colony-enhancing factor mRNA, complete cds 2.077221503 AI450292 ESTs, Highly similar to signal peptidase:SUBUNIT 2.077147229 AU021030 Mus musculus mACS4 mRNA for Acyl-CoA synthetase 4, complete cds 2.076973921 AW548833 ESTs, Weakly similar to coronin-3 [M. musculus] 2.076920083 AA241780 Atp6s1 ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal (vacuolar proton pump), subunit 1 2.074155421 AU015646 Rex3 reduced expression 3 2.071644406 W34672 Sh3d2a SH3 domain protein 2A 2.071075902 AU041272 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL:C08125 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 2.07070659 AW556256 Tcfcp2 transcription factor CP2 2.070422069 AI465224 ESTs, Highly similar to 60S RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L15 [Rattus norvegicus] 2.06998501 AW555326 Smoh smoothened homolog (Drosophila) 2.069871303 AU042878 Psmc3Ip proteasome (prosome, macropain) 26S subunit, ATPase 3, interacting protein 2.069863024 C78336 Cnn2 calponin 2 2.068042036 AW545645 Tpm5 tropomyosin 5 2.067947872 AW551315 Rps29 ribosomal protein S29 2.067794525 AI428885 ESTs, Weakly similar to /prediction 2.066416765 AW536068 Rrm1 ribonucleotide reductase M1 2.066220888 AI323636 Mus musculus eosinophil secondary granule protein (mEAR-2) mRNA, complete cds 2.065726689 AU042101 Plp proteolipid protein (myelin) 2.065430884 C77213 ESTs, Moderately similar to PUTATIVE ORAL CANCER SUPPRESSOR 2.065210238 [Mesocricetus auratus] AU023139 ESTs, Weakly similar to natural killer cell tumor-recognition protein [M. musculus] 2.061470989 AW536843 Cct4 chaperonin subunit 4 (delta) 2.060855635 AA221877 ESTs, Highly similar to GUAA_HUMAN GMP SYNTHASE [H. sapiens] 2.060478391 AU019894 ESTs, Highly similar to brain and reproductive organ-expressed protein [H. sapiens] 2.059614762 W59026 KIAA0857 2.05813772 AU042518 Hdc histidine decarboxylase cluster 2.056638675 AW546468 ESTs, Highly similar to RIBONUCLEASE INHIBITOR [Rattus norvegicus] 2.055993345 AW536183 Cct3 chaperonin subunit 3 (gamma) 2.05541031 AI326287 ESTs, Highly similar to TUBULIN ALPHA-4 CHAIN [Gallus gallus] 2.054481753 AW551916 Mus musculus putative deubiquitinating enzyme UBPY (Ubpy) mRNA, complete cds 2.054332813 AW536647 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 25.7 KD PROTEIN IN MSH1-EPT1 2.053538694 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW556964 Silg41 silica-induced gene 41 2.05313114 AW537469 ESTs, Moderately similar to BB1 2.052267636 AU017931 ESTs, Highly similar to ALPHA-1,6-MANNOSYL-GLYCOPROTEIN BETA-1,2-N- 2.050617842 ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE [Rattus norvegicus] AW542919 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0398 [H. sapiens] 2.049586337 AW547284 ESTs, Weakly similar to PYRROLINE-5-CARBOXYLATE REDUCTASE 2.049181802 [Glycine max] C88181 ESTs, Moderately similar to CCR4-ASSOCIATED FACTOR 1 [M. musculus] 2.049163559 C85992 Tnni2 troponin I, skeletal, fast 2 2.046590193 AA124929 ESTs, Moderately similar to unnamed protein product [H. sapiens] 2.046014815 AA031105 ESTs, Weakly similar to nuclear protein ZAP [M. musculus] 2.0462411 AW547298 ESTs, Weakly similar to NG38 [M. musculus] 2.045099916 AW544241 ESTs, Highly similar to eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF3, p35 subunit 2.043937442 [H. sapiens] AA542348 ESTs, Weakly similar to SIK similar protein [M. musculus] 2.043764446 AA030810 ESTs, Highly similar to AF161432_1 HSPC314 [H. sapiens] 2.043627079 AA273426 ESTs, Moderately similar to nebulette [H. sapiens] 2.043366784 AI447370 ESTs, Highly similar to CAAX prenyl protein protease RCE1 [H. sapiens] 2.04179856 AA087193 Lcn2 Lipocalin 2 2.040902926 AW552069 Atp5f1 ATP synthase, H+ transporting, mitochondrial F0 complex, subunit b, isoform 1 2.040618398 AW554249 ESTs, Weakly similar to microtubule-actin crosslinking factor [M. musculus] 2.040394297 AW552221 Hdgf hepatoma-derived growth factor 2.039626815 AW547185 Arg1 arginase 1, liver 2.037574557 AU020575 ESTs, Moderately similar to HYPOTHETICAL 27.1 KD PROTEIN CCE1-CAP1 2.037569931 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW545291 Calm calmodulin 2.037514948 AU020225 Mus musculus mRNA for Sid393p, complete cds 2.037396367 AW556673 Anxa7 annexin A7 2.036952459 W14928 Smpd1 Sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1, acid lysosomal 2.035892157 AU045064 ESTs, Highly similar to SOH1 PROTEIN [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] 2.035291187 AU015736 ESTs, Moderately similar to KIAA0873 protein [H. sapiens] 2.035101764 AW554127 Ly84l lymphocyte antigen 84 ligand 2.033282134 AI893564 Anx5 Annexin V 2.032674021 AI414985 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 109.5 KD PROTEIN IN PPA1-DAP2 2.032638418 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] AW536161 Ftl1 ferritin light chain 1 2.031483082 AW557154 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 64.5 KD PROTEIN ZK652.9 IN 2.030895392 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] AW544402 ESTs, Moderately similar to PROBABLE UBIQUITIN CARBOXYL-TERMINAL 2.028946654 HYDROLASE [Mus musculus] AA058194 Ephb1 Eph receptor B1 2.028898148 AW538460 Sfrs3 splicing factor, arginine/serine-rich 3 (SRp20) 2.027993079 AU018866 Abcd3 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 3 2.027886388 W89491 Fus2 fusion 2 (human) 2.027721104 AW556539 Mus musculus mRNA for eIF3 p66, complete cds 2.026302738 W63009 D6Wsu137e DNA segment, Chr 6, Wayne State University 137, expressed 2.026028375 AA467238 ESTs, Moderately similar to AF155107_1 NY-REN-37 antigen [H. sapiens] 2.025843113 W79958 Xnp X-linked nuclear protein 2.025191263 AU019848 Ldb1 LIM domain binding 1 2.024274047 AA220582 Cyp2f2 Cytochrome P450, 2f2 2.023391931 C76118 Mus musculus carboxy terminus of Hsp70-interacting protein (Chip) mRNA, 2.022613159 complete cds AA016824 Cck cholecystokinin 2.022490481 AI326325 ESTs, Weakly similar to CCAAT-BINDING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2.020679018 SUBUNIT A [Petromyzon marinus] AA253928 S100a11 S100 calcium binding protein A11 2.019696914 AW541485 Ldlr low density lipoprotein receptor 2.019565667 AW536904 Ppia peptidylprolyl isomerase A 2.019439841 AW552486 Ube2i ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2I 2.018883876 AU041740 M. musculus mRNA for fibromodulin 2.01868023 AI448352 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0670 protein [H. sapiens] 2.018648182 AW557886 ESTs, Highly similar to dJ30M3.2 [H. sapiens] 2.018168191 AW546615 ESTs, Highly similar to TRANSLATIONAL INITIATION FACTOR 2 ALPHA 2.017143269 SUBUNIT [Rattus norvegicus; Bos taurus] AW536942 Mus musculus mRNA for MSSP, complete cds 2.017088183 AU017987 ESTs, Weakly similar to NADH-CYTOCHROME B5 REDUCTASE [R. norvegicus] 2.016928064 C85531 Mus musculus TBX1 protein mRNA, complete cds 2.016803084 AW545339 Ate1 arginine-tRNA-protein transferase 1 2.016693199 AW546437 Rab6kifl Rab6, kinesin-like 2.016652063 AI666581 RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN S6 KINASE II ALPHA 1 2.016029612 AI447773 Mus musculus BAF53a (Baf53a) mRNA, complete cds 2.015349198 AA537763 matrin cyclophilin (matrin-cyp) [R. rattus] 2.014990505 AA030846 Coq7 demethyl-Q 7 2.013748884 AW537679 ESTs, Highly similar to transcriptional co-activator CRSP77 [H. sapiens] 2.012445473 AW545196 Sui1-rs1 suppressor of initiator codon mutations, related sequence 1 (S. cerevisise) 2.012217503 C78825 ESTs, Weakly similar to protein co-factor [M. musculus] 2.011284548 AW551014 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA0594 protein [H. sapiens] 2.011053628 AW550287 Map2k7 mitogen activated protein kinase kinase 7 2.010008679 C79872 Psmd7 proteasome (prosome, macropain) 26S subunit, non-ATPase, 7 2.009904416 AW538975 ESTs, Weakly similar to ladinin [H. sapiens] 2.009401476 AI666784 ESTs, Weakly similar to protein kinase C-binding protein RACK7 [H. sapiens] 2.00819018 C79697 Phgdh 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase 2.00734278 AW536784 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN KIAA0174 [H. sapiens] 2.005216822 AW552691 ESTs, Highly similar to KINESIN-II 85 KD SUBUNIT [Strongylocentrotus purpuratus] 2.004947093 W66889 ESTs, Highly similar to RABPHILIN-3A [Rattus norvegicus] 2.004938025 AW553280 Itgb1 integrin beta 1 (fibronectin receptor beta) 2.003708956 AI413372 ESTs, Highly similar to Rer1 protein [H. sapiens] 2.003211999 C77965 Fgfrp fibroblast growth factor regulated protein 2.00177749 AA153905 ESTs, Weakly similar to CG17019 gene product [D. melanogaster] 2.000439106 AW544501 Hmox1 heme oxygenase (decycling) 1 0.498585892 W62969 Fyn Fyn protooncogene 0.498473008 AW547534 Snrp116- U5 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein 116 kDa 0.497942009 pending AW556002 ESTs, Weakly similar to open reading frame [M. musculus] 0.497906318 AW538495 ESTs, Moderately similar to GLYCOPROTEIN 25L PRECURSOR [Canis familiaris] 0.497505758 AU018809 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL:D70762 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 0.497360848 W34685 Rora RAR-related orphan receptor alpha 0.496667567 AI426288 ESTs, Weakly similar to ultra-high-sulfur keratin [M. musculus] 0.496141712 AI324866 Mus musculus PEST phosphatase interacting protein mRNA, complete cds 0.495826245 AI893650 Usf2 Upstream transcription factor 2 0.49557731 AI426736 Mus musculus timeless homolog mRNA, complete cds 0.494513325 AA184214 Gabpb1 GA repeat binding protein, beta 1 0.494022907 AA017867 ESTs, Highly similar to CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN CGM6 PRECURSOR 0.493125955 [Homo sapiens] AA268219 Mpeg1 macrophage expressed gene 1 0.492580225 AA239856 Omi serine protease OMI 0.492467109 W16354 ESTs, Moderately similar to LAR PROTEIN PRECURSOR [Homo sapiens] 0.491968272 C87660 ESTs, Weakly similar to melastatin [M. musculus] 0.491744995 AW555781 C1qb complement component 1, q subcomponent, beta polypeptide 0.490941625 AI428004 ESTs, Moderately similar to transporter protein [H. sapiens] 0.489481805 C77865 ESTs, Highly similar to major vault protein [R. norvegicus] 0.488832841 AI449541 ESTs, Highly similar to myc far upstream element-binding protein [H. sapiens] 0.488201357 W64937 Arp2- angiopoietin related protein 2 0.486616378 pending AI327367 Cd28 CD28 antigen 0.486573305 AA413761 Epn2 epsin2 0.48638791 AA511061 ESTs, Weakly similar to similar to kinensin-like protein [C. elegans] 0.485798066 AA462869 C2 Complement component 2 (within H-2S) 0.485770605 W30178 Platelet derived growth factoralpha 0.485512789 AW536657 ESTs, Highly similar to PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE CARBOXYKINASE, 0.484491052 CYTOSOLIC [Rattus norvegicus] C81284 ESTs, Moderately similar to TYROSINE-PROTEIN KINASE JAK2 [M. musculus] 0.484285289 AI661346 ESTs, Moderately similar to estradiol 17beta-dehydrogenase [M. musculus] 0.484253534 AA064183 Pex16 peroxisome biogenesis factor 16 0.483919369 AI385600 Mus musculus cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE1A2) mRNA, complete cds 0.48335782 AI447349 ESTs, Moderately similar to hypothetical protein [H. sapiens] 0.483147225 AU045766 ESTs, Weakly similar to KIAA0926 protein [H. sapiens] 0.482947335 AA174729 D13Ertd275e DNA segment, Chr 13, ERATO Doi 275, expressed 0.482851894 W82220 Rab3a RAB3A, member RAS oncogene family 0.482386856 AI447993 H2-Aa Histocompatibility 2, class II antigen A, alpha 0.48129597 AI327389 Stat4 Signal transducer and activator of transcription 4 0.481241844 AI427715 ESTs, Weakly similar to Rab8-interacting protein [M. musculus] 0.481160908 AI449408 RADIXIN 0.48100611 AA014942 ESTs, Weakly similar to RAS-like protein expressed in many tissues [M. musculus] 0.480372777 AA000726 Vipr2 Vasoactive intestinal peptide receptor 2 0.480224921 C81465 Taut taurine/beta-alanine transporter 0.479566248 AI425920 ESTs, Weakly similar to HSPC010 [H. sapiens] 0.479378243 C77369 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST EMBL:C11678 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 0.47922836 C88320 ESTs, Weakly similar to RING1B protein [M. musculus] 0.47820664 AU040253 ESTs, Weakly similar to LR8 [M. musculus] 0.47742886 AA260747 Birc6 baculoviral IAP repeat-containing 6 0.476766539 AW544351 Kifap3 kinesin-associated protein 3 0.476693505 AU041202 Mus musculus mRNA, complete cds, clone: 2-68 0.475319304 AU020028 Ier5 immediate early response 5 0.475163983 AI413118 Gng3lg G protein gamma 3 linked gene 0.473543339 AA061278 ESTs, Weakly similar to KIAA0308 [H. sapiens] 0.473431725 AU014897 Apc adenomatosis polyposis coli 0.472956452 AA426926 D14Ertd817e DNA segment, Chr 14, ERATO Doi 817, expressed 0.472580007 AA108640 Gdc1 Glycerolphosphate dehydrogenase 1, cytoplasmic adult 0.4722026 AA261368 Ywhaz tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, zeta 0.471958974 polypeptide AA435123 ESTs, Weakly similar to ZK1058.5 [C. elegans] 0.471909449 AU043840 Ccr4 carbon catabolite repression 4 homolog (S. cerevisiae) 0.471612261 AI450156 ESTs, Weakly similar to RING1B protein [M. musculus] 0.470602473 AW536169 Sparc secreted acidic cysteine rich glycoprotein 0.468881114 AW552818 M. musculus mRNA for GTP-binding protein 0.466979012 C77414 Gpcr26 G-protein coupled receptor 26 0.466353125 AI449065 ESTs, Highly similar to SUSHI REPEAT-CONTAINING PROTEIN SRPX 0.4658412 PRECURSOR [R. norvegicus] AA260521 Ucp2 uncoupling protein 2, mitochondrial 0.465029569 AA200091 ESTs, Moderately similar to AF096286_1 pecanex 1 [M. musculus] 0.46491171 AI326894 ESTs, Moderately similar to HYPOTHETICAL 20.8 KD PROTEIN T09A5.6 IN 0.46346233 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] AA118392 Staf selenocysteine tRNA gene transcription activating factor 0.460978805 AA200942 Slfn4 schlafen 4 0.460594202 AA275985 Rieske iron-sulfur protein [R. Rattus] 0.459911898 AI325975 ESTs, Highly similar to 65 KD YES-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN [Mus musculus] 0.459243061 AI323966 ESTs, Weakly similar to GOLIATH PROTEIN [Drosophila melanogaster] 0.458644321 W12425 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA1533 protein [H. sapiens] 0.457391655 W81912 Crabp2 Cellular retinoic acid binding protein II 0.457211976 AA178121 Ctss cathepsin S 0.457173001 W70924 PK-120 precursor (itih-4) 0.456587824 AA123853 Cast calpastatin 0.456342311 AA230451 S100a8 S100 calcium binding protein A8 (calgranulin A) 0.456297242 AI430926 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA1002 protein [H. sapiens] 0.455164376 W97303 Meg3 maternally expressed gene 3 0.454711379 AI426555 Mus musculus histone deacetylase mHDA1 mRNA, complete cds 0.454390478 AA061732 shrm shroom 0.45390698 AU020551 ESTs, Moderately similar to NOF1 [H. sapiens] 0.45336961 AI429678 Capn5 Calpain 5 0.452911351 AA213015 Tstap35b tissue specific transplantation antigen P35B 0.452689264 AU018982 C1s complement component 1, s subcomponent 0.451660309 AA268592 Tgfbi Transforming growth factor, beta induced, 68 kDa 0.451233977 C79673 ESTs, Weakly similar to TALIN [M. musculus] 0.451086496 AU019876 ESTs, Moderately similar to POLLEN SPECIFIC PROTEIN SF3 [Helianthus annuus] 0.450242321 W29855 ep Pale ear 0.450183821 AI325516 ESTs, Highly similar to ASPARTOACYLASE [Homo sapiens] 0.449831178 AU016285 Unc5h3 UNC-5 homolog (C. elegans) 3 0.449107031 C81338 Col5a1 procollagen, type V, alpha 1 0.4484605 AA120639 D13Ertd372e DNA segment, Chr 13, ERATO Doi 372, expressed 0.447735968 AI452234 ESTs, Weakly similar to Similar to aldehyde dehydrogenase [C. elegans] 0.447667176 AA073843 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 29.5 KD PROTEIN C05B5.7 IN 0.446317848 CHROMOSOME III [Caenorhabditis elegans] AA189196 ESTs, Highly similar to T00325 hypothetical protein KIAA0546 - human [H. sapiens] 0.446285677 AA118626 ESTs, Highly similar to unnamed protein product [H. sapiens] 0.445541417 AI528706 Mus musculus MPS1 gene and mRNA, 3′end 0.443511276 AI324761 Mus musculus short-chain dehydrogenase CRAD2 mRNA, complete cds 0.442839884 W99968 Kcnn4 potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel, subfamily N, 0.441371237 member 4 AA435060 Lst1 leucocyte specific transcript 1 0.441296333 AA178076 Cd53 CD53 antigen 0.440591878 AU041801 Drr3 developmentally regulated repeat element-containing transcript 3 0.439266461 AU019411 ESTs, Highly similar to ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE [Homo sapiens] 0.438910556 AI326924 ESTs, Highly similar to MYO-INOSITOL-1(OR 4)-MONOPHOSPHATASE 0.43795106 [Xenopus laevis] AI450850 ESTs, Highly similar to 0-44 PROTEIN [Rattus norvegicus] 0.43692673 AA120432 Mus musculus prostaglandin transporter PGT mRNA, complete cds 0.436751727 AA110278 ESTs, Weakly similar to unknown [R. norvegicus] 0.43638582 AU042856 ESTs, Weakly similar to contains similarity to Saccharomyces cerevisiae MAF1 0.43622857 protein [C. elegans] AA003252 Myhca myosin heavy chain, cardiac muscle, adult 0.434973545 AW546079 ESTs, Highly similar to HYPOTHETICAL 70.2 KD PROTEIN IN GSH1-CHS6 0.434243151 INTERGENIC REGION [Saccharomyces cerevisiae] C79931 jmj jumonji 0.430266963 AI451309 Plxn3 Plexin 3 0.430074817 AI426259 ESTs, Weakly similar to high affinity immunoglobulin gamma Fc receptor I 0.429035689 [M. musculus] AA474849 ESTs, Highly similar to KIAA1461 protein [H. sapiens] 0.42741177 W82668 Spry1 sprouty homolog 1 (Drosophila) 0.426418559 AA161816 Api5 apoptosis inhibitory protein 5 0.425689953 AI323807 Mus musculus GDP-dissociation inhibitor mRNA, preferentially expressed in 0.423803111 hematopoietic cells, complete cds AA118878 ESTs, Highly similar to NEDD-4 PROTEIN [Homo sapiens] 0.423726623 AA212838 Psmb7 Proteasome (prosome, macropain) subunit, beta type 7 0.42279869 W46125 ESTs, Weakly similar to D29149 proline-rich protein - mouse [M. musculus] 0.422389477 AA144383 Clpx caseinolytic protease X (E. coli) 0.422311709 AI385657 Ext1 Exostoses (multiple) 1 0.417206887 C86591 Sdfr2 stromal cell derived factor receptor 2 0.415674914 AU042151 ESTs, Highly similar to laminin B1 [M. musculus] 0.412353937 AI324011 ESTs, Weakly similar to BRAIN SPECIFIC POLYPEPTIDE PEP-19 0.411873664 [Rattus norvegicus; Mus musculus] AI451431 ESTs, Highly similar to RAS-RELATED PROTEIN RAL-B [Rattus norvegicus] 0.410550864 AA175990 ESTs, Highly similar to P300_HUMAN E1A-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN P300 0.41013035 [H. sapiens] AA250039 Lgals9 lectin, galactose binding, soluble 9 0.409511422 AI326849 TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR PROTEIN HCNGP 0.406388099 C79775 Hba-a1 hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 1 0.40598605 C77913 Gdf3 growth differentiation factor 3 0.404203495 C77459 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN KIAA0008 [H. sapiens] 0.404184781 AW557391 Nedd5 neural precursor cell expressed, developmentally down-regulated gene 5 0.403827774 AU018863 Klf4 Kruppel-like factor 4 (gut) 0.403065274 AU042260 Cfi complement component factor I 0.402491799 W34157 Secreted acidic cysteine rich glycoprotein SPARC 0.401851169 AA178132 Mus musculus PGES mRNA for prostaglandin E synthase, complete cds 0.401791284 W08086 Gba Acid beta glucosidase 0.401380464 AA250238 Usp18 ubiquitin specific protease 18 0.401098929 AA048539 ESTs, Highly similar to INOSITOL 1,4,5-TRISPHOSPHATE-BINDING PROTEIN 0.396520353 TYPE 1 RECEPTOR [Rattus norvegicus] AA030377 ESTs, Highly similar to PDGF receptor beta-like tumor suppressor [H. sapiens] 0.395814313 C88171 ESTs, Weakly similar to KIAA0601 protein [H. sapiens] 0.395639563 AW549905 Hba-a1 hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 1 0.395434605 AU015378 Pde7a phosphodiesterase 7A 0.395371322 AI429264 ESTs, Moderately similar to KIAA0948 protein [H. sapiens] 0.395320909 W87077 Cell cycle progression 2 protein (CPR2) [H. sapiens] 0.393842569 AI451393 ESTs, Weakly similar to HYPOTHETICAL PROTEIN HI1130 0.392399983 [Haemophilus influenzae] AI323471 Zfp147 Zinc finger protein 147 0.391742059 C79534 Cstf3 cleavage stimulation factor, 3′ pre-RNA, subunit 3 0.389435064 AI573376 Fcer1g Fc receptor, IgE, high affinity I, gamma polypeptide 0.385223818 AW549905 Hba-a1 hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 1 0.384703759 AU045698 Mus musculus SOCS box-containing WD protein SWiP-2 (Swip2) mRNA, complete cds 0.384692305 W17967 Pon1 Paraoxonase 1 0.381300142 AA118886 H2-Oa Histocompatibility 2, O region alpha locus 0.379646356 AA183698 Sell selectin, lymphocyte 0.378737018 AA028411 D7Ertd760e DNA segment, Chr 7, ERATO Doi 760, expressed 0.377683276 W33982 HDAC7 histone deacetylase 7 0.375622229 AW544285 Gnai2 guanine nucleotide binding protein, alpha inhibiting 2 0.375530863 AW544580 Ero1l-pendin ERO1-like (S. cerevisiae) 0.373517048 AI327378 ESTs, Highly similar to putative E1-E2 ATPase [M. musculus] 0.372692878 C79918 Mus musculus serine protease OMI (Omi) mRNA, complete cds 0.371971496 AA423584 Expi extracellular proteinase inhibitor 0.371842492 C81309 Gata3 GATA-binding protein 3 0.371089436 AW553343 Lgals7 lectin, galactose binding, soluble 7 0.368788049 AA017742 Hdac5 histone deacetylase 5 0.368222326 AU021695 ESTs, Weakly similar to cDNA EST yk325c7.5 comes from this gene [C. elegans] 0.362313766 AI324651 Csk C-src tyrosine kinase 0.361784019 AI323916 Hbb-bh3 Hemoglobin beta, pseudogene bh3 0.359390956 AA140511 Coro1a coronin, actin binding protein 1A 0.348942089 AW550250 ESTs, Moderately similar to P53-BINDING PROTEIN 53BP2 [M. musculus] 0.348279234 W59402 Solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter) member 1 0.347266069 AI323455 Mus musculus peptidylglycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase (PAM) mRNA, 0.342252509 complete cds AI324019 ESTs, Highly similar to PANCREATIC LIPASE RELATED PROTEIN 1 0.342094965 PRECURSOR [Canis familiaris] AI323613 Inpp5d Inositol polyphosphate-5-phosphatase, 145 kDa 0.341842445 W48074 ESTs, Weakly similar to U82695_2 expressed-Xq28STS protein [H. sapiens] 0.341545463 AI449289 ESTs, Weakly similar to regulator of G protein signaling 12 [H. sapiens] 0.340525506 AW554421 C1qa complement component 1, q subcomponent, alpha polypeptide 0.337939883 AA286654 LOC54129 hypothetical protein 0.337264557 AW549905 Hba-a1 hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 1 0.330145717 AA008051 Mus musculus Dkc1 gene for dyskerin, exon 1 and join CDS 0.330043228 W41258 GT12 protein 0.325468276 AW549905 Hba-a1 hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 1 0.324856566 AA245029 Dlk1 Dlk1-like homolog (Drosophila) 0.321318128 C88087 Pbx3 pre B-cell leukemia transcription factor 3 0.320595592 AU041875 Apobec1 apolipoprotein B editing complex 1 0.315363153 AI451067 ESTs, Weakly similar to LIGATIN [M. musculus] 0.314553028 AA208883 Tln talin 0.310653211 AI326839 Mus musculus high mobility group protein homolog HMG4 (Hmg4) mRNA, complete 0.310482414 cds C79179 EST, Weakly similar to organic anion transporter OATP-C [H. sapiens] 0.302074885 AW552972 ESTs, Highly similar to ATP-DEPENDENT PROTEASE LA 2 [Myxococcus xanthus] 0.297372968 AA145212 Clpx caseinolytic protease X (E. coli) 0.29513184 AI605734 VCF-V21-Pnut 0.295081875 AW546106 Tyms thymidylate synthase 0.295071229 C77182 ESTs, Weakly similar to glycogen debranching enzyme isoform 6 [H. sapiens] 0.294297238 AW556657 ESTs, Weakly similar to NY-REN-45 antigen [H. sapiens] 0.293288502 AA276003 Prlr-rs1 prolactin receptor related sequence 1 0.286620436 AU023528 Mus musculus tescalcin mRNA, complete cds 0.280511647 AI528713 Mus musculus predicted GTP binding protein (IRG-47) mRNA, complete cds 0.277481051 AW544018 Slc23a2 solute carrier family 23, (nucleobase transporters) member 2 0.274074155 AA098166 Pgf Placental growth factor 0.265680649 AW551388 Mus musculus E2F-like transcriptional repressor protein mRNA, complete cds 0.25836127 AU045552 Lrp low density lipoprotein receptor related protein 0.249126285 C78643 ESTs, Moderately similar to H-REV 107 PROTEIN [R. norvegicus] 0.246608761 AI323599 H-2 CLASS II HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN, I-A BETA CHAIN PRECURSOR 0.245441986 AW549905 Hba-a1 hemoglobin alpha, adult chain 1 0.243800073 AA413508 Serk1 SAPK/Erk/kinase 1 0.242356002 AA120574 Sod1 superoxide dismutase 1, soluble 0.235267761 AI528547 C2 Complement component 2 (within H-2S) 0.229074483 AW548291 Hbb-b2 hemoglobin, beta adult minor chain 0.227852807 AW552978 ESTs, Highly similar to ALPHA-ACTININ, SMOOTH MUSCLE ISOFORM 0.213193615 [Gallus gallus] AW545280 Tsn translin 0.21028048 AA260985 ESTs, Weakly similar to ANX7_MOUSE ANNEXIN VII [M. musculus] 0.204873897 W89883 Col3a1 Procollagen, type III, alpha 1 0.196376754 C78503 Ask-pending activator of S phase kinase 0.193218524 AU022963 Selp selectin, platelet 0.192932242 C86607 Mat8 mammary tumor 8 kDa 0.190339745 AA434863 ESTs, Moderately similar to no similarities to reported gene products [H. sapiens] 0.189503955 AI464480 ESTs, Moderately similar to KIAA1014 protein [H. sapiens] 0.18862163 AA272807 H2-Aa Histocompatibility 2, class II antigen A alpha 0.167760814 AA413764 ESTs, Weakly similar to P24_RAT COP-COATED VESICLE MEMBRANE PROTEIN 0.143346174 P24 PRECURSOR [R. norvegicus] AI451475 ESTs, Highly similar to nucleolar protein Nopp140, hepatic [R. norvegicus] 0.121425101 AW553502 Cola2 procollagen, type I, alpha 2 0.121045883

SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 5 Details of the number of genes up or down regulated in functional group and a comparison of their relative abundance compared to the spots printed on the microarrays. 

1. A method of determining whether a cancer in a tissue of a mammal is likely to metastasize, the method comprising obtaining a microneedle or capillary filled with a porous matrix comprising a chemotactic factor; inserting the microneedle or capillary into the tissue for a time sufficient for motile cells to migrate into the porous matrix; expelling the porous matrix with motile cells from the microneedle or capillary; combining the porous matrix with microbeads, where the microbeads comprise a binding partner to a surface marker present on macrophages from the tissue; removing the microbeads and bound macrophages; and obtaining a gene expression profile of motile tumor cells remaining after removal of the microbeads, wherein the gene that is profiled includes one or more of collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, Zip code binding protein 1, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, Arp2/3 p16 subunit, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family, and epidermal growth factor receptor, and wherein downregulation of expression of one or more of collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, Zip code binding protein 1, or fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 compared to expression in non-metastatic tumor cells, and/or upregulation of expression of one or more of Arp2/3 p16 subunit, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family or epidermal growth factor receptor compared to expression in non-metastatic tumor cells indicates that the profiled tumor cells are metastatic tumor cells and that the cancer is likely to metastasize.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the tissue is mammary tissue.
 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the porous matrix comprises matrigel.
 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the microneedle or capillary is a microneedle.
 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the binding partner is an antibody.
 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the chemotactic factor is an epidermal growth factor.
 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the binding partner is an antibody is specific for CD11b.
 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the gene expression profile is determined using mRNA expression.
 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the gene expression profile is determined using protein expression.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the genes that are profiled include all of collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, Zip code binding protein 1, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, Arp2/3 p16 subunit, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family, and epidermal growth factor receptor.
 11. A method of identifying metastatic tumor cells from a tumor, the method comprising: isolating motile tumor cells from the tumor; obtaining a gene expression profile of the motile tumor cells, wherein the genes that are profiled include all of collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, Zip code binding protein 1, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, Arp2/3 p16 subunit, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family, and epidermal growth factor receptor; and comparing the expression of collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, Zip code binding protein 1, fibroblast growth factor receptor 1, Arp2/3 p16 subunit, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family and epidermal growth factor receptor in the profiled tumor cells to their expression in non-metastatic tumor cells, wherein downregulation of expression of one or more of collagen type III α1, G-protein coupled receptor 26, Zip code binding protein 1, or fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 compared to expression in non-metastatic tumor cells, and/or upregulation of expression of one or more of Arp2/3 p16 subunit, tight junction protein 2, member Ras oncogene family or epidermal growth factor receptor compared to expression in non-metastatic tumor cells indicates that the profiled tumor cells are metastatic tumor cells, thereby identifying said profiled tumor cells as metastatic tumor cells.
 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the metastatic tumor cells are breast tumor cells.
 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the gene expression profile is determined using mRNA expression.
 14. The method of claim 11, wherein the gene expression profile is determined using protein expression. 